In 2022, the highest prevalence of current asthma was reported for the age group ranging from 20 to 24 years of age, with a total of 11.9 percent. This statistic represents the percentage of the U.S. population with current asthma from 2001 to 2022, sorted by age group.
Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by age group
Age group
0-4 years
5-14 years
15-19 years
20-24 years
25-34 years
15-34 years
35-64 years
65 years or over
2022
2.7%
7%
9.7%
11.9%
8.4%
-
8.5%
8%
2021
1.9%
7.7%
9%
9.5%
7.8%
-
8.2%
7.2%
2020
2%
6.6%
-
-
-
8.9%
8.3%
7.8%
2019
2.6%
9.1%
-
-
-
8.3%
7.8%
7.7%
2018
3.8%
8.6%
-
-
-
7.9%
7.7%
7.8%
2017
4.4%
9.7%
-
-
-
8%
8.1%
7%
2016
3.8%
10.1%
-
-
-
8.4%
8.8%
7.4%
2015
4.7%
9.8%
-
-
-
7.9%
8%
6.6%
2014
4.3%
10.3%
-
-
-
8.2%
7.3%
6.9%
2013
4.2%
9.9%
-
-
-
7.3%
7.3%
6.3%
2012
5.4%
10.6%
-
-
-
9%
8%
7%
2011
6.9%
10.6%
-
-
-
8.6%
8.3%
7.6%
2010
6%
10.7%
-
-
-
8.6%
8.1%
8.1%
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Percentage is for the civilian noninstitutionalized population; except for age-specific estimates, percentages are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Figures prior to 2022 were taken from tables for previous years.
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CDC. (September 27, 2024). Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251963/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-age-group-since-2001/
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Percentage of persons with current asthma in the United States from 2001 to 2022, by age group [Graph], CDC, September 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251963/percentage-of-current-asthma-in-the-us-by-age-group-since-2001/
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