This statistic represents the percentage of the U.S. population under the age of 18 years who have asthma or were once told they had asthma as of 2018, sorted by region. As of this time, the Northeast had the highest current asthma rates among children under the age of 18 years in the U.S.
Percentage of children with current or past asthma in the United States as of 2018, by region
Based on the questions, "Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that [child's name] had asthma?" and "Does [child's name] still have asthma?"
Based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. This table is based on responses about the sample child, not all children in the family. Data came
from the Sample Child File and were weighted using the Sample Child weight. Estimates are age-adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using age groups 0Â
4 years, 5-11 years, and 12-17 years.
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CDC. (November 5, 2019). Percentage of children with current or past asthma in the United States as of 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623063/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-children-region/
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CDC. (2019). Percentage of children with current or past asthma in the United States as of 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623063/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-children-region/
CDC. "Percentage of Children with Current or past Asthma in The United States as of 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623063/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-children-region/
CDC, Percentage of children with current or past asthma in the United States as of 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623063/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-children-region/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of children with current or past asthma in the United States as of 2018, by region [Graph], CDC, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623063/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-children-region/
