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Reduce asthma attacks — RD‑04 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
44.7 percent (2024) *

National Target:
35.1 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
41.5 percent of persons with current asthma had an asthma attack in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year, 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
41.5
CI 39.4 / 43.6
SE 1.128
41.3
CI 38.9 / 43.6
SE 1.338
39.4
CI 37.4 / 41.5
SE 1.114
43.4
CI 41.2 / 45.6
SE 1.196
42.4
CI 40.4 / 44.5
SE 1.114
44.7
CI 42.6 / 46.7
SE 1.132

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Sex, 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
37.4
CI 34.2 / 40.6
SE 1.695
37.7
CI 33.9 / 41.5
SE 2.017
34.1
CI 30.9 / 37.5
SE 1.707
38.4
CI 35.1 / 41.9
SE 1.721
38.6
CI 35.5 / 41.8
SE 1.635
37.5
CI 34.4 / 40.7
SE 1.639
Female
44.0
CI 41.4 / 46.7
SE 1.499
43.3
CI 40.4 / 46.3
SE 1.822
43.0
CI 40.4 / 45.7
SE 1.518
45.0
CI 42.1 / 47.9
SE 1.704
44.8
CI 42.2 / 47.4
SE 1.527
49.2
CI 46.5 / 51.8
SE 1.555

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only
42.4
CI 28.1 / 57.8
SE 7.323
45.7
CI 33.7 / 58.1
SE 6.368
34.4
CI 24.6 / 45.3
SE 5.007
44.7
CI 33.4 / 56.5
SE 5.332
45.1
CI 34.8 / 55.6
SE 5.374
50.9
CI 40.3 / 61.6
SE 5.415
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
41.8
CI 36.1 / 47.6
SE 2.945
37.0
CI 30.6 / 43.8
SE 3.509
34.2
CI 29.5 / 39.1
SE 2.483
40.1
CI 34.8 / 45.5
SE 2.726
41.9
CI 36.7 / 47.2
SE 2.666
39.6
CI 33.8 / 45.6
SE 3.076
White only
42.5
CI 40.1 / 44.9
SE 1.316
42.8
CI 40.3 / 45.5
SE 1.558
39.8
CI 37.3 / 42.3
SE 1.384
44.6
CI 41.9 / 47.3
SE 1.483
43.0
CI 40.6 / 45.4
SE 1.368
46.4
CI 44.0 / 48.7
SE 1.333
2 or more races
38.6
CI 29.1 / 48.6
SE 4.818
38.0
CI 27.4 / 49.6
SE 5.417
50.1
CI 39.9 / 60.3
SE 5.149
47.9
CI 36.3 / 59.7
SE 5.926
42.3
CI 32.4 / 52.6
SE 5.125
38.6
CI 29.2 / 48.8
SE 4.720
Hispanic or Latino
39.1
CI 33.9 / 44.4
SE 2.637
41.4
CI 35.2 / 47.8
SE 3.197
39.2
CI 33.7 / 45.0
SE 2.950
45.7
CI 39.8 / 51.6
SE 2.997
40.1
CI 35.1 / 45.3
SE 2.586
44.5
CI 39.1 / 49.9
SE 2.698
Not Hispanic or Latino
42.1
CI 39.8 / 44.4
SE 1.252
41.2
CI 38.7 / 43.7
SE 1.481
39.5
CI 37.3 / 41.7
SE 1.211
43.2
CI 40.9 / 45.5
SE 1.289
43.5
CI 41.3 / 45.7
SE 1.238
44.6
CI 42.4 / 46.8
SE 1.258
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
44.9
CI 32.6 / 57.6
SE 6.511
33.5
CI 23.5 / 44.7
SE 5.155
43.1
CI 31.8 / 54.9
SE 5.309
44.7
CI 34.4 / 55.3
SE 5.450
51.5
CI 40.6 / 62.2
SE 5.494
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
42.2
CI 36.4 / 48.1
SE 3.022
36.4
CI 29.9 / 43.2
SE 3.563
33.5
CI 28.7 / 38.5
SE 2.553
38.9
CI 33.5 / 44.5
SE 2.812
41.4
CI 36.0 / 47.0
SE 2.789
38.9
CI 33.0 / 45.0
SE 3.159
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
42.2
CI 39.7 / 44.7
SE 1.429
43.1
CI 40.4 / 45.9
SE 1.678
40.4
CI 37.9 / 43.1
SE 1.499
44.7
CI 42.0 / 47.5
SE 1.576
44.3
CI 41.8 / 46.8
SE 1.506
46.3
CI 43.9 / 48.8
SE 1.466
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
39.5
CI 29.3 / 50.4
SE 5.133
37.1
CI 25.8 / 49.5
SE 5.794
50.1
CI 38.6 / 61.6
SE 5.713
46.5
CI 34.0 / 59.4
SE 6.046
42.7
CI 32.3 / 53.5
SE 5.338
39.0
CI 28.6 / 50.3
SE 5.182

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Age group, 2019-2024 †
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
44.3
CI 39.5 / 49.2
SE 2.418
42.7
CI 36.4 / 49.1
SE 3.149
38.7
CI 33.7 / 43.9
SE 2.530
52.7
CI 47.2 / 58.2
SE 2.742
47.0
CI 42.2 / 51.9
SE 2.403
51.6
CI 46.5 / 56.7
SE 2.542
0-4 years
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
65.8
CI 50.0 / 79.4
SE 7.155
DSU
5-11 years
46.3
CI 38.7 / 54.1
SE 3.788
46.2
CI 36.0 / 56.7
SE 5.099
42.4
CI 34.4 / 50.7
SE 4.011
55.9
CI 47.1 / 64.4
SE 4.259
50.8
CI 42.7 / 58.9
SE 4.001
56.8
CI 49.2 / 64.1
SE 3.675
12-17 years
41.5
CI 35.0 / 48.1
SE 3.253
38.2
CI 29.8 / 47.1
SE 4.252
31.1
CI 24.5 / 38.4
SE 3.433
45.8
CI 38.4 / 53.4
SE 3.715
39.1
CI 32.6 / 45.9
SE 3.297
46.2
CI 38.9 / 53.7
SE 3.676
18-44 years
41.0
CI 37.2 / 44.9
SE 1.934
40.5
CI 36.4 / 44.8
SE 2.095
39.0
CI 35.3 / 42.9
SE 1.914
39.5
CI 35.7 / 43.5
SE 1.970
38.5
CI 34.9 / 42.2
SE 1.825
40.1
CI 36.3 / 44.0
SE 1.917
18-24 years
34.2
CI 26.6 / 42.5
SE 3.908
31.7
CI 23.8 / 40.6
SE 4.140
34.3
CI 26.0 / 43.4
SE 4.281
35.4
CI 27.2 / 44.3
SE 4.197
28.4
CI 21.3 / 36.4
SE 3.711
35.9
CI 28.4 / 44.0
SE 3.840
25-44 years
43.8
CI 39.5 / 48.2
SE 2.174
44.2
CI 39.5 / 49.1
SE 2.406
40.9
CI 36.9 / 45.1
SE 2.051
41.6
CI 37.5 / 45.7
SE 2.062
42.7
CI 38.6 / 46.9
SE 2.071
41.8
CI 37.5 / 46.3
SE 2.184
45-64 years
44.1
CI 40.2 / 48.2
SE 1.996
46.4
CI 42.4 / 50.3
SE 1.981
45.6
CI 41.9 / 49.3
SE 1.855
44.5
CI 40.5 / 48.6
SE 2.033
47.4
CI 43.5 / 51.4
SE 1.987
47.6
CI 43.7 / 51.6
SE 1.969
45-54 years
45.6
CI 39.4 / 51.8
SE 3.090
48.7
CI 42.7 / 54.7
SE 2.963
47.1
CI 41.2 / 53.0
SE 2.936
45.8
CI 39.6 / 52.1
SE 3.083
44.8
CI 39.0 / 50.7
SE 2.901
54.9
CI 49.0 / 60.6
SE 2.894
55-64 years
42.8
CI 37.8 / 48.0
SE 2.557
44.3
CI 39.1 / 49.7
SE 2.645
44.2
CI 39.4 / 49.0
SE 2.403
43.4
CI 38.0 / 48.8
SE 2.680
49.7
CI 44.6 / 54.9
SE 2.565
41.4
CI 36.3 / 46.5
SE 2.532
65 years and over
32.9
CI 28.9 / 37.2
SE 2.072
31.8
CI 27.8 / 36.0
SE 2.061
30.3
CI 26.3 / 34.5
SE 2.055
35.6
CI 31.7 / 39.6
SE 1.976
38.0
CI 34.0 / 42.2
SE 2.043
36.8
CI 33.0 / 40.6
SE 1.907
65-74 years
36.2
CI 30.8 / 41.9
SE 2.776
34.1
CI 29.0 / 39.5
SE 2.605
29.3
CI 24.3 / 34.8
SE 2.609
39.3
CI 34.3 / 44.4
SE 2.506
38.6
CI 33.8 / 43.6
SE 2.431
41.0
CI 36.2 / 45.9
SE 2.422
75-84 years
28.6
CI 22.4 / 35.6
SE 3.256
29.2
CI 21.4 / 38.0
SE 4.074
29.0
CI 21.8 / 37.2
SE 3.783
30.2
CI 23.4 / 37.8
SE 3.535
35.5
CI 28.3 / 43.2
SE 3.667
32.3
CI 25.9 / 39.3
SE 3.323
85 years and over
23.9
CI 12.9 / 38.3
SE 6.119
20.7
CI 10.7 / 34.2
SE 5.633
DSU
22.2
CI 11.6 / 36.3
SE 5.926
41.1
CI 27.3 / 56.0
SE 7.005
DSU

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
51.9
CI 44.5 / 59.1
SE 4.107
41.7
CI 33.1 / 50.6
SE 5.895
36.5
CI 29.0 / 44.4
SE 5.089
43.4
CI 35.9 / 51.2
SE 4.550
43.0
CI 36.0 / 50.3
SE 4.343
42.6
CI 34.9 / 50.5
SE 5.186
High school
38.9
CI 34.2 / 43.8
SE 2.655
42.6
CI 37.5 / 47.8
SE 2.969
38.8
CI 33.8 / 44.0
SE 2.788
42.8
CI 37.9 / 47.8
SE 2.788
41.2
CI 36.7 / 45.8
SE 2.471
42.7
CI 38.0 / 47.4
SE 2.632
Some college or Associate degree
41.1
CI 36.9 / 45.5
SE 2.302
42.8
CI 38.9 / 46.9
SE 2.147
42.9
CI 38.7 / 47.1
SE 2.288
43.6
CI 39.4 / 47.8
SE 2.272
43.9
CI 39.6 / 48.2
SE 2.352
43.6
CI 39.6 / 47.8
SE 2.258
4-year college degree or more
41.2
CI 37.2 / 45.3
SE 2.120
41.7
CI 37.6 / 45.8
SE 2.107
41.8
CI 37.9 / 45.9
SE 2.041
38.5
CI 34.6 / 42.4
SE 1.999
44.5
CI 40.6 / 48.6
SE 2.099
43.3
CI 39.5 / 47.2
SE 1.977

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
50.5
CI 45.2 / 55.7
SE 2.784
43.2
CI 36.7 / 49.8
SE 3.723
43.4
CI 37.7 / 49.3
SE 3.043
43.3
CI 37.8 / 48.9
SE 3.059
46.3
CI 41.0 / 51.7
SE 2.880
46.5
CI 40.7 / 52.4
SE 3.249
100-199
43.7
CI 38.7 / 48.8
SE 2.686
41.6
CI 36.2 / 47.2
SE 3.151
42.2
CI 37.2 / 47.3
SE 2.719
48.7
CI 43.4 / 54.0
SE 2.819
42.0
CI 37.6 / 46.4
SE 2.391
46.7
CI 41.9 / 51.6
SE 2.696
200-399
40.7
CI 37.0 / 44.5
SE 1.969
40.4
CI 36.0 / 45.0
SE 2.479
37.7
CI 33.3 / 42.2
SE 2.383
44.9
CI 40.6 / 49.4
SE 2.330
41.8
CI 37.7 / 46.1
SE 2.313
43.1
CI 39.2 / 47.0
SE 2.122
400+
35.5
CI 31.9 / 39.2
SE 1.969
41.4
CI 37.8 / 45.1
SE 2.106
36.6
CI 33.2 / 40.1
SE 1.817
39.3
CI 35.8 / 42.9
SE 1.957
42.1
CI 38.5 / 45.8
SE 2.012
44.5
CI 41.1 / 47.9
SE 1.855

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Health insurance status (under 65 years), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
43.0
CI 40.6 / 45.5
SE 1.295
43.1
CI 40.3 / 46.0
SE 1.544
40.7
CI 38.3 / 43.1
SE 1.283
44.5
CI 42.0 / 47.1
SE 1.334
42.8
CI 40.4 / 45.2
SE 1.262
45.1
CI 42.6 / 47.6
SE 1.304
Private
39.1
CI 36.1 / 42.2
SE 1.594
43.8
CI 40.5 / 47.1
SE 1.837
39.1
CI 36.2 / 42.1
SE 1.558
44.2
CI 41.2 / 47.3
SE 1.616
41.5
CI 38.5 / 44.6
SE 1.630
44.4
CI 41.4 / 47.4
SE 1.595
Public
49.7
CI 45.4 / 54.0
SE 2.343
43.0
CI 38.0 / 48.2
SE 2.795
43.5
CI 39.3 / 47.7
SE 2.239
45.2
CI 40.5 / 49.9
SE 2.460
45.1
CI 41.3 / 49.1
SE 2.026
46.3
CI 42.0 / 50.6
SE 2.269
Uninsured
40.9
CI 33.0 / 49.2
SE 5.289
36.6
CI 26.2 / 48.0
SE 7.319
48.3
CI 36.7 / 59.9
SE 7.017
47.5
CI 36.9 / 58.3
SE 6.231
44.1
CI 33.9 / 54.8
SE 5.739
56.6
CI 45.2 / 67.5
SE 6.291

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Geographic location, 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
41.4
CI 39.1 / 43.7
SE 1.197
41.9
CI 39.5 / 44.5
SE 1.404
38.8
CI 36.6 / 41.1
SE 1.204
42.7
CI 40.4 / 45.1
SE 1.291
42.6
CI 40.4 / 44.8
SE 1.198
44.9
CI 42.5 / 47.2
SE 1.265
Non-metropolitan
42.3
CI 37.1 / 47.6
SE 2.936
37.1
CI 31.2 / 43.3
SE 3.680
43.1
CI 37.7 / 48.7
SE 3.053
47.1
CI 41.1 / 53.2
SE 3.310
42.6
CI 37.3 / 47.9
SE 3.037
43.6
CI 39.6 / 47.7
SE 2.325

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Marital status (18 years and over), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
40.8
CI 37.6 / 43.9
SE 1.688
42.3
CI 39.0 / 45.7
SE 1.820
39.7
CI 36.5 / 43.0
SE 1.744
41.4
CI 38.2 / 44.7
SE 1.756
41.9
CI 38.7 / 45.1
SE 1.736
45.8
CI 42.8 / 48.7
SE 1.614
Divorced, separated, widowed
47.1
CI 42.7 / 51.6
SE 3.672
39.0
CI 34.1 / 44.1
SE 4.320
43.1
CI 38.9 / 47.4
SE 3.515
43.4
CI 39.3 / 47.6
SE 3.582
43.0
CI 38.7 / 47.3
SE 3.643
42.5
CI 38.3 / 46.8
SE 3.637
Never married
41.8
CI 36.5 / 47.1
SE 3.061
40.2
CI 35.1 / 45.4
SE 2.834
36.1
CI 31.4 / 40.9
SE 2.670
36.6
CI 31.9 / 41.5
SE 2.734
36.2
CI 31.6 / 41.1
SE 2.476
37.6
CI 33.1 / 42.3
SE 2.456

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Country of birth, 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
41.5
CI 39.3 / 43.7
SE 1.173
41.3
CI 38.4 / 44.1
SE 1.526
39.3
CI 37.2 / 41.5
SE 1.146
43.7
CI 41.3 / 46.0
SE 1.264
42.1
CI 39.9 / 44.3
SE 1.184
44.7
CI 42.5 / 46.8
SE 1.166
Outside US
48.1
CI 40.8 / 55.4
SE 4.595
54.7
CI 46.6 / 62.7
SE 4.697
46.5
CI 39.4 / 53.8
SE 5.433
44.6
CI 37.0 / 52.5
SE 5.173
46.4
CI 38.9 / 54.0
SE 4.791
53.2
CI 46.3 / 60.0
SE 4.397

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
39.4
CI 30.8 / 48.4
SE 6.422
48.7
CI 39.4 / 58.0
SE 6.820
47.3
CI 38.0 / 56.7
SE 6.944
33.2
CI 25.1 / 42.1
SE 6.674
42.4
CI 33.8 / 51.4
SE 7.334
40.7
CI 33.0 / 48.8
SE 5.772
Non-veteran
41.3
CI 39.0 / 43.8
SE 1.281
41.4
CI 38.8 / 43.9
SE 1.376
39.5
CI 37.0 / 41.9
SE 1.301
41.2
CI 38.7 / 43.8
SE 1.343
41.1
CI 38.7 / 43.5
SE 1.303
43.6
CI 41.3 / 46.0
SE 1.281

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Disability status (18 years and over), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
53.3
CI 48.4 / 58.1
SE 3.383
50.5
CI 45.2 / 55.8
SE 3.848
59.1
CI 53.9 / 64.2
SE 3.402
50.9
CI 45.6 / 56.3
SE 3.675
54.4
CI 49.1 / 59.6
SE 3.323
53.7
CI 48.9 / 58.5
SE 3.172
People without disabilities
38.0
CI 35.4 / 40.6
SE 1.343
39.0
CI 36.3 / 41.7
SE 1.427
37.1
CI 34.6 / 39.7
SE 1.332
38.2
CI 35.6 / 40.8
SE 1.352
38.2
CI 35.7 / 40.7
SE 1.324
39.7
CI 37.4 / 42.1
SE 1.259

Persons with current asthma who had an asthma attack in the past year by Sexual orientation (18 years and over), 2019-2024 *
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Straight
39.8
CI 37.4 / 42.2
SE 1.323
40.2
CI 37.7 / 42.7
SE 1.417
38.6
CI 36.2 / 41.0
SE 1.321
38.3
CI 35.9 / 40.7
SE 1.343
38.9
CI 36.5 / 41.3
SE 1.345
40.8
CI 38.6 / 43.0
SE 1.269
Straight, Male
34.0
CI 30.2 / 38.0
SE 2.066
35.3
CI 31.0 / 39.7
SE 2.344
31.1
CI 27.2 / 35.1
SE 2.063
30.0
CI 26.2 / 33.9
SE 2.033
33.7
CI 30.0 / 37.6
SE 2.039
31.6
CI 28.2 / 35.2
SE 1.894
Straight, Female
43.2
CI 40.3 / 46.2
SE 1.637
42.7
CI 39.7 / 45.8
SE 1.734
43.8
CI 40.8 / 46.9
SE 1.732
43.8
CI 40.7 / 46.9
SE 1.753
42.3
CI 39.4 / 45.3
SE 1.685
46.8
CI 43.8 / 49.7
SE 1.703
Gay/​Lesbian
DSU
46.7
CI 32.4 / 61.3
SE 7.101
38.5
CI 24.4 / 54.3
SE 7.005
DSU
53.6
CI 40.6 / 66.2
SE 5.804
53.0
CI 40.1 / 65.6
SE 6.488
Gay, Male
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Bisexual
48.3
CI 36.4 / 60.4
SE 6.736
DSU
49.6
CI 37.4 / 61.9
SE 6.215
47.8
CI 34.7 / 61.1
SE 6.720
53.7
CI 42.1 / 65.1
SE 4.481
47.4
CI 37.5 / 57.5
SE 5.184
Bisexual, Male
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Bisexual, Female
48.9
CI 36.6 / 61.3
SE 7.023
DSU
55.2
CI 40.6 / 69.1
SE 6.645
49.4
CI 35.5 / 63.3
SE 7.030
53.9
CI 41.2 / 66.4
SE 4.973
55.0
CI 44.2 / 65.5
SE 5.865

Disparity