[ZD02] Asthma and allergic diseases in children
[ZD02] Asthma and allergic diseases in children
Key message
Asthma has become the most common chronic disease among children and is one of the major causes of hospitalization to the fifteenth year of age. In 1999-2004, asthma prevalence in children in EU varied from less than 5% to over 20%. Most hospital admissions of children with asthma are in Ljubljana and Maribor. As more and more people are sensitive to allergens, allergic diseases may increase in the Europe in the coming years. Recent evidences support relationship between exposure to air pollution and exacerbation of asthma, mainly due to exposure to particulate matter(PM10).
Definition
Charts
Figure ZD02-1: Percentage of children aged 0-14 years, admitted to the hospital due to asthma, from 2002 to 2012
Sources:
NIJZ, 2014.
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | nmb. of admissions | 88 | 86 | 47 | 80 | 61 | 91 | 87 | 70 | 32 | 36 |
| Maribor | nmb. of admissions | 41 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 40 | 63 | 70 | 46 |
| Celje | nmb. of admissions | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| Trbovlje | nmb. of admissions | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | nmb. of admissions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ljubljana | population | 35773 | 36908 | 36690 | 37066 | 38455 | 40446 | 44646 | 45863 | 47814 | 48909 |
| Maribor | population | 19179 | 17952 | 18241 | 18569 | 18271 | 17880 | 17158 | 17441 | 17641 | 17821 |
| Celje | population | 8639 | 8687 | 8665 | 8965 | 9104 | 8836 | 8556 | 8531 | 8628 | 8692 |
| Trbovlje | population | 3546 | 3588 | 3428 | 3439 | 3517 | 3416 | 2058 | 2025 | 2035 | 1997 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | population | 2751 | 2829 | 2752 | 2614 | 2892 | 2938 | 2444 | 2445 | 2451 | 2461 |
| Ljubljana | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maribor | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celje | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trbovlje | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | |||||||||||
| Ljubljana | nmb. of admissions | 39 | |||||||||
| Maribor | nmb. of admissions | 46 | |||||||||
| Celje | nmb. of admissions | 9 | |||||||||
| Trbovlje | nmb. of admissions | 3 | |||||||||
| Zagorje ob Savi | nmb. of admissions | 2 | |||||||||
| Ljubljana | population | 49976 | |||||||||
| Maribor | population | 17966 | |||||||||
| Celje | population | 8818 | |||||||||
| Trbovlje | population | 1991 | |||||||||
| Zagorje ob Savi | population | 2488 | |||||||||
| Ljubljana | % | 0 | |||||||||
| Maribor | % | 0 | |||||||||
| Celje | % | 0 | |||||||||
| Trbovlje | % | 0 | |||||||||
| Zagorje ob Savi | % | 0 |
Figure ZD02-2: Percentage of children admitted to hospital due to asthma regarding age groups, from 2002 to 2012
Sources:
NIJZ, 2014.
| 0 - 4 years | 5 - 9 years | 10 - 14 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljubljana | nmb. of admissions due to asthma | 402 | 234 | 81 |
| Maribor | nmb. of admissions due to asthma | 334 | 90 | 65 |
| Celje | nmb. of admissions due to asthma | 24 | 39 | 22 |
| Trbovlje | nmb. of admissions due to asthma | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | nmb. of admissions due to asthma | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Ljubljana | nmb. of admissions | 59909 | 9993 | 8567 |
| Maribor | nmb. of admissions | 23677 | 5186 | 4296 |
| Celje | nmb. of admissions | 13401 | 2851 | 2505 |
| Trbovlje | nmb. of admissions | 3530 | 784 | 919 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | nmb. of admissions | 3622 | 864 | 713 |
| Ljubljana | % | 0.67 | 2.34 | 0.95 |
| Maribor | % | 1.41 | 1.74 | 1.51 |
| Celje | % | 0.18 | 1.37 | 0.88 |
| Trbovlje | % | 0.2 | 0.38 | 0.76 |
| Zagorje ob Savi | % | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.28 |
Figure ZD02-3: Percentage of patients with asthma, allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis in the selected European countries, from 1999 to 2004
Sources:
ENHIS - European Environment and Health Information System, 2007.
| Albania | Austria | Belgium | Estonia | Finland | Germany | Ireland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| children - asthma between 6 and 7 years | nmb. | 5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | |||
| children - asthma between 13 and 14 years | nmb. | 3.4 | 15.1 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 19 | 17.5 | 26.7 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 6.7 |
| children - aller. inflam. of the mucous membrane (nose) and conjunctivitis (6-7 years) | nmb. | 3.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 3.8 | |||
| children - aller. inflam. of the mucous membrane (nose) and conjunctivitis (13-14 years) | nmb. | 5.5 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| Malta | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia | Spain | Sweden | Ukraine | UK | |||
| children - asthma between 6 and 7 years | nmb. | 14.9 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 20.9 | |||
| children - asthma between 13 and 14 years | nmb. | 14.6 | 10.2 | 12 | 22.7 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 20.9 | 24.7 | |
| children - aller. inflam. of the mucous membrane (nose) and conjunctivitis (6-7 years) | nmb. | 8.9 | 13 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 10.1 | |||
| children - aller. inflam. of the mucous membrane (nose) and conjunctivitis (13-14 years) | nmb. | 20.9 | 18.9 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 15 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 15.3 |