Asthma Dataenvironmental public health tracking

Purpose

To determine trends in asthma among Rhode Islanders.

Key Information

The prevalence and healthcare use of adults and children with current asthma.

Rhode Island Numbers

  • Since 2010, the percentage of Rhode Island adults that have ever been diagnosed with asthma is above the national average.

  • The percentage of Rhode Island children under age 18 that have ever been diagnosed with asthma is above the national average.
  • * Years 2011 and 2012 are omitted due to small numbers policy. Lifetime prevalence for U.S. children was 13.6% in 2011 and 13.7% in 2012.
  • Significant disparities exist in asthma rates. In the U.S., current asthma prevalence is higher among adults and children in households with family incomes below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL) than adults and children in households with family incomes at or above the federal poverty level. For adults and children with asthma who live in poverty, exacerbation of asthma symptoms is frequent, leading to increased medication need, increased outpatient hospital visits and hospital admissions.
  • Since 2010, the percentage of Rhode Island adults with current asthma is above the national average.

  • Since 2010, the percentage of Rhode Island children under age 18 with current asthma is above the national average.
  • * Years 2011 and 2.012 are omitted due to small numbers policy. Current asthma prevalence for U.S. children was 8.7% in 2011 and 8.9% in 2012.
  • In 2012, the Rhode Island hospitalization rate for patients admitted to a Rhode Island hospital for a primary diagnosis of asthma was 122.6 per 100,000 Rhode Islanders. This rate decreased to 71.1 per 100,000 Rhode Islanders in 2019.

Age-adjusted to the year 2000 U.S. standard population.
First diagnosis, the principal or primary discharge diagnosis of asthma ICD-9-CM code “493” from 2012 to September 2015 and ICD-10-CM code “J45” from October 2015 to 2019.

  • In 2012, the Rhode Island Emergency Department Visit rate for patients seen in a Rhode Island hospital for a primary diagnosis of asthma was 523.7 per 100,000 Rhode Islanders. This rate decreased to 369.1 per 100,000 Rhode Islanders in 2019.

Age-adjusted to the year 2000 U.S. standard population.
First diagnosis, the principal or primary discharge diagnosis of asthma ICD-9-CM code “493” from 2012 to September 2015 and ICD-10-CM code “J45” from October 2015 to 2019.