Asthma Stats

Chicago
More than half (58%) of all children with asthma in Chicago had a severe
asthma attack in the past year and nearly one-third (31%) had an asthma attack
so bad they thought their life was in danger.

You can find more Chicago asthma statistics in our fact sheet, Chicago Asthma Epidemic: The status of Asthma in Chicago.

National
Nine million children (12.7%) have asthma at some point in their lives. Of those, 70% currently have asthma according to 2005 data.

You can find more National asthma statistics in our fact sheet, National Asthma Epidemic: The status of Asthma in Chicago.