Asthma Statistics In Malaysia

The term incidence of asthma means the annual diagnosis rate or the number of new cases of asthma diagnosed each year i e.

Asthma statistics in malaysia. Department of statistics malaysia block c6 complex c federal government administrative centre 62514 putrajaya tel. In 2011 malaysia recorded almost 1 000 deaths that were caused by asthma which is 0 79 of the total deaths recorded that year. 03 8885 7000 fax. Hence these two statistics types can differ.

Analysis of 1099 adult asthmatic admissions over a 3 year period showed that malays composed 31 of patients expected 23 indians composed 36 expected 31 and chinese only 32 expected 46. A short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence but a life long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. The purpose of this report the global asthma report 2018 is the third such report prepared by the global asthma network gan. The patient usually complains of shortness of breath chest tightness and coughing with wheezing.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs of children and adults. In malaysia it is estimated about 1 5 million people of all ages suffer from asthma as many as 50 children with asthma missed school and about a third of adults missed work because of asthma and many of these patients had to be hospitalized and experienced symptoms of uncontrolled disease. Despite the advances in modern treatment the prevalence of poorly controlled asthmatics are increasing. Based on recorded information patients with asthma have reached the millions in most continents.

There was a reduced prevalence of asthma in the chinese p less than 0 001. The age adjusted death rate is 4 33 per 100 000 of population ranks malaysia 82 in the world. National data is available on asthma prevalence activity limitation days of work or school lost rescue and control medication use asthma self management education physician visits emergency department visits hospitalizations due to asthma and deaths due to. Asthma is a condition that affects many individuals in malaysia.

Asthma is a common lung disease affecting about 300 million people worldwide. Among the cornerstones of good asthma management are disease awareness and control among patients.