In 2005:
- 20 million Americans were living with asthma.
- More than 4,000 Americans died from asthma.
- 1.8 million emergency room visits were due to asthma.
- 500,000 Americans were hospitalized with asthma.
- Annual health care costs of asthma exceeded $16 billion.
- 48% of asthmatics report that the disease interferes with regular exercise.
- Only 10% of asthmatic children received the recommended flu shot.