Asthma Statistics In Malaysia

Gan builds upon the work of the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood isaac and the international union.

Asthma statistics in malaysia. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choose the full health profile. The term incidence of asthma means the annual diagnosis rate or the number of new cases of asthma diagnosed each year i e. Asthma is a common lung disease affecting about 300 million people worldwide. 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.

603 8888 9248 email. Asthmatic patients constitute up to 5 of admissions to medical wards in our area. 603 8885 7942 fax. Among the cornerstones of good asthma management are disease awareness and control among patients.

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. Asthma advocacy malaysia berhad is a company limited by guarantee registered in malaysia company no. The purpose of this report the global asthma report 2018 is the third such report prepared by the global asthma network gan. However there are still a lot of unreported cases of asthma as many do not take this disease serious enough to seek medication help or treatment which in the long term could develop into a fatal disease.

The age adjusted death rate is 4 33 per 100 000 of population ranks malaysia 82 in the world. Hence these two statistics types can differ. Despite the advances in modern treatment the prevalence of poorly controlled asthmatics are increasing. Department of statistics malaysia 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. Bronchial asthma in malaysia. Often under diagnosed and under treated asthma creates a substantial burden to individuals and families and possibly restricting individuals activities for a. Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing which vary in severity and frequency from person to person.

According to the latest who data published in 2018 asthma deaths in malaysia reached 1 069 or 0 76 of total deaths.