social2023
Age-standardized current cases of asthma per 100 people
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
5.7cases per 100 people
Median: 5.2cases per 100 people
Countries Covered
204
with available data
Highest
New Zealand
15.0cases per 100 people
Lowest
Bangladesh
1.6cases per 100 people
Top 5 Countries
1New Zealand15.0cases per 100 people
2Costa Rica14.6cases per 100 people
3Honduras13.6cases per 100 people
4Australia13.0cases per 100 people
5Puerto Rico12.9cases per 100 people
By Region
Oceania14.0cases per 100 people(2 countries)
North America8.5cases per 100 people(4 countries)
South America6.6cases per 100 people(7 countries)
Europe6.0cases per 100 people(32 countries)
Other5.6cases per 100 people(124 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.6cases per 100 people)High (15.0cases per 100 people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.7cases per 100 people)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Other (124)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 15.0cases per 100 people |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 14.6cases per 100 people |
| 3 | Honduras | 13.6cases per 100 people |
| 4 | Australia | 13.0cases per 100 people |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 12.9cases per 100 people |
| 6 | Canada | 11.7cases per 100 people |
| 7 | United States of America | 11.0cases per 100 people |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 10.3cases per 100 people |
| 9 | Cuba | 10.2cases per 100 people |
| 10 | Netherlands | 9.4cases per 100 people |
| 11 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 9.4cases per 100 people |
| 12 | Bermuda | 9.4cases per 100 people |
| 13 | Kuwait | 9.3cases per 100 people |
| 14 | Barbados | 9.2cases per 100 people |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.2cases per 100 people |
| 16 | Jamaica | 9.1cases per 100 people |
| 17 | Portugal | 9.1cases per 100 people |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 9.0cases per 100 people |
| 19 | Bahamas | 9.0cases per 100 people |
| 20 | Sweden | 9.0cases per 100 people |
| 21 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.0cases per 100 people |
| 22 | Dominica | 9.0cases per 100 people |
| 23 | Belize | 8.9cases per 100 people |
| 24 | Brazil | 8.9cases per 100 people |
| 25 | Norway | 8.9cases per 100 people |
| 26 | Grenada | 8.9cases per 100 people |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.9cases per 100 people |
| 28 | Panama | 8.8cases per 100 people |
| 29 | Suriname | 8.8cases per 100 people |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 8.7cases per 100 people |
| 31 | Greenland | 8.7cases per 100 people |
| 32 | Guyana | 8.7cases per 100 people |
| 33 | Finland | 8.7cases per 100 people |
| 34 | El Salvador | 8.6cases per 100 people |
| 35 | Spain | 8.4cases per 100 people |
| 36 | Venezuela | 8.3cases per 100 people |
| 37 | Solomon Islands | 8.2cases per 100 people |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 8.2cases per 100 people |
| 39 | Haiti | 8.1cases per 100 people |
| 40 | Iceland | 8.1cases per 100 people |
| 41 | Niue | 8.0cases per 100 people |
| 42 | Tokelau | 7.8cases per 100 people |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8cases per 100 people |
| 44 | France | 7.7cases per 100 people |
| 45 | Malta | 7.6cases per 100 people |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 7.6cases per 100 people |
| 47 | Denmark | 7.5cases per 100 people |
| 48 | Ireland | 7.5cases per 100 people |
| 49 | San Marino | 7.4cases per 100 people |
| 50 | Guam | 7.4cases per 100 people |
| 51 | Andorra | 7.4cases per 100 people |
| 52 | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.4cases per 100 people |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 7.3cases per 100 people |
| 54 | Tonga | 7.3cases per 100 people |
| 55 | American Samoa | 7.3cases per 100 people |
| 56 | Monaco | 7.3cases per 100 people |
| 57 | Palau | 7.1cases per 100 people |
| 58 | Peru | 7.1cases per 100 people |
| 59 | Cook Islands | 7.0cases per 100 people |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 7.0cases per 100 people |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 6.9cases per 100 people |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 6.9cases per 100 people |
| 63 | Tuvalu | 6.8cases per 100 people |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 6.8cases per 100 people |
| 65 | Nauru | 6.7cases per 100 people |
| 66 | Italy | 6.7cases per 100 people |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.7cases per 100 people |
| 68 | Kiribati | 6.7cases per 100 people |
| 69 | Lebanon | 6.6cases per 100 people |
| 70 | Chile | 6.6cases per 100 people |
| 71 | Argentina | 6.5cases per 100 people |
| 72 | Fiji | 6.5cases per 100 people |
| 73 | Bolivia | 6.5cases per 100 people |
| 74 | Colombia | 6.5cases per 100 people |
| 75 | Switzerland | 6.4cases per 100 people |
| 76 | Samoa | 6.4cases per 100 people |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 6.4cases per 100 people |
| 78 | Angola | 6.3cases per 100 people |
| 79 | Cyprus | 6.3cases per 100 people |
| 80 | Uruguay | 6.3cases per 100 people |
| 81 | Guatemala | 6.2cases per 100 people |
| 82 | Singapore | 6.2cases per 100 people |
| 83 | Austria | 6.1cases per 100 people |
| 84 | Israel | 6.1cases per 100 people |
| 85 | Greece | 5.9cases per 100 people |
| 86 | Taiwan, Province of China | 5.9cases per 100 people |
| 87 | Germany | 5.8cases per 100 people |
| 88 | Philippines | 5.8cases per 100 people |
| 89 | Oman | 5.7cases per 100 people |
| 90 | Belgium | 5.7cases per 100 people |
| 91 | Paraguay | 5.6cases per 100 people |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 5.5cases per 100 people |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 5.5cases per 100 people |
| 94 | Bahrain | 5.5cases per 100 people |
| 95 | Rwanda | 5.4cases per 100 people |
| 96 | Libya | 5.4cases per 100 people |
| 97 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.4cases per 100 people |
| 98 | Poland | 5.3cases per 100 people |
| 99 | Uganda | 5.3cases per 100 people |
| 100 | Türkiye | 5.3cases per 100 people |
| 101 | Japan | 5.2cases per 100 people |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.2cases per 100 people |
| 103 | Tunisia | 5.2cases per 100 people |
| 104 | Qatar | 5.2cases per 100 people |
| 105 | Yemen | 5.2cases per 100 people |
| 106 | Algeria | 5.1cases per 100 people |
| 107 | Egypt | 5.0cases per 100 people |
| 108 | Mexico | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 109 | Gabon | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 110 | Indonesia | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 111 | Sudan | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 112 | Comoros | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 4.9cases per 100 people |
| 114 | Afghanistan | 4.8cases per 100 people |
| 115 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 4.8cases per 100 people |
| 116 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.8cases per 100 people |
| 117 | Thailand | 4.8cases per 100 people |
| 118 | Republic of the Congo | 4.7cases per 100 people |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.7cases per 100 people |
| 120 | Ukraine | 4.6cases per 100 people |
| 121 | South Africa | 4.6cases per 100 people |
| 122 | Seychelles | 4.6cases per 100 people |
| 123 | Maldives | 4.6cases per 100 people |
| 124 | Malaysia | 4.6cases per 100 people |
| 125 | Morocco | 4.5cases per 100 people |
| 126 | Slovenia | 4.5cases per 100 people |
| 127 | Djibouti | 4.5cases per 100 people |
| 128 | Montenegro | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 129 | Pakistan | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 130 | Mauritius | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 131 | South Sudan | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 132 | Ecuador | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 133 | Madagascar | 4.4cases per 100 people |
| 134 | Botswana | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 135 | Vietnam | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 136 | Jordan | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 138 | Cambodia | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 139 | Croatia | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 140 | Eritrea | 4.3cases per 100 people |
| 141 | Burundi | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 142 | Romania | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 143 | Somalia | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 144 | Mozambique | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 145 | Russian Federation | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.2cases per 100 people |
| 147 | Eswatini | 4.1cases per 100 people |
| 148 | Kenya | 4.1cases per 100 people |
| 149 | Mauritania | 4.1cases per 100 people |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 3.9cases per 100 people |
| 151 | North Korea | 3.9cases per 100 people |
| 152 | South Korea | 3.9cases per 100 people |
| 153 | Bulgaria | 3.9cases per 100 people |
| 154 | Hungary | 3.8cases per 100 people |
| 155 | Iraq | 3.8cases per 100 people |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.7cases per 100 people |
| 157 | Togo | 3.7cases per 100 people |
| 158 | Malawi | 3.6cases per 100 people |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 3.6cases per 100 people |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 161 | Nigeria | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 162 | Zambia | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 163 | Guinea | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 165 | Czech Republic | 3.5cases per 100 people |
| 166 | Myanmar | 3.4cases per 100 people |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.4cases per 100 people |
| 168 | Slovakia | 3.4cases per 100 people |
| 169 | Latvia | 3.4cases per 100 people |
| 170 | Albania | 3.3cases per 100 people |
| 171 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.3cases per 100 people |
| 172 | Namibia | 3.3cases per 100 people |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3cases per 100 people |
| 174 | Benin | 3.3cases per 100 people |
| 175 | Liberia | 3.2cases per 100 people |
| 176 | Niger | 3.2cases per 100 people |
| 177 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.2cases per 100 people |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 3.2cases per 100 people |
| 179 | Cameroon | 3.1cases per 100 people |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.1cases per 100 people |
| 181 | Estonia | 3.1cases per 100 people |
| 182 | People's Republic of China | 3.1cases per 100 people |
| 183 | Senegal | 2.9cases per 100 people |
| 184 | Belarus | 2.9cases per 100 people |
| 185 | Lithuania | 2.9cases per 100 people |
| 186 | Mali | 2.8cases per 100 people |
| 187 | Zimbabwe | 2.8cases per 100 people |
| 188 | Chad | 2.8cases per 100 people |
| 189 | Lesotho | 2.7cases per 100 people |
| 190 | Ghana | 2.6cases per 100 people |
| 191 | Uzbekistan | 2.6cases per 100 people |
| 192 | Serbia | 2.4cases per 100 people |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.4cases per 100 people |
| 194 | India | 2.3cases per 100 people |
| 195 | Armenia | 2.3cases per 100 people |
| 196 | Bhutan | 2.3cases per 100 people |
| 197 | Nepal | 2.2cases per 100 people |
| 198 | Azerbaijan | 2.2cases per 100 people |
| 199 | Georgia | 2.2cases per 100 people |
| 200 | Tajikistan | 2.2cases per 100 people |
| 201 | Turkmenistan | 2.1cases per 100 people |
| 202 | Kazakhstan | 1.9cases per 100 people |
| 203 | Mongolia | 1.8cases per 100 people |
| 204 | Bangladesh | 1.6cases per 100 people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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