Among children, current asthma prevalence was higher among male children aged 0 to 4
years (6.8%) compared with female children in the same age group (2%). Asthma
prevalence was similar for male and female children aged 5 to 24 years. Among
adults 25 years and older, the percent of current asthma was higher among women
than men.
Reproduced from: National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice. Asthma Prevalence and Health Care Resource Utilization Estimates, United States, 2001-2007. Available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/Asthma_Prevalence_in_US.pptx (Accessed on November 24, 2021).
