Asthma Disparities
Asthma Alert From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Risk of Severe Illness from COVID-19
People with moderate to severe asthma may be at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. COVID-19 can affect your nose, throat, lungs (respiratory tract); cause an asthma attack; and possibly lead to pneumonia and acute respiratory disease.
There is currently no preventive treatment or vaccine for COVID-19. The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19.
PR=Puerto Rican 17.0%, B=Black 14.3%, W=White 5.6%
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey 2018
In: Asthma Disparities in America (2020)
PR=Puerto Rican 14.1%, B=Black 9.3%, W=White 8.0%
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey 2018
In: Asthma Disparities in America (2020)
PR=Puerto Rican 23.0%, B=Black 15.6%, W=White 12.9%
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey 2018
In: Asthma Disparities in America (2020)
PR=Puerto Rican residents of Puerto Rico 22.3, B=Black 21.8 in 2015, H=Hispanic 8.4, W=White 7.4
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System: Mortality 2018
In: Asthma Disparities in America (2020)
Note: Estimates for Black and White include people of Hispanic ethnicity
B=Black 164.3, W=White 33.9
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2017
In: Asthma Disparities in America (2020)
