During National Asthma Week (1-7 September) we're highlighting that asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Australia.
Get set for National Asthma Week with the National Asthma Council's free resources to promote the importance of asthma management such as ensuring correct medication use and device technique and having an up to date asthma action plan.
Understanding asthma – video series
For National Asthma Week 2024, we collaborated with Dr Joel Ten, GP and spokesperson for the National Asthma Council Australia, to create a short video series about asthma.
Watch our videos to learn more about:
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Key facts
Around 2.8 million (11%) people in Australia were estimated to be living with asthma in 2022.
It accounted for 2.5% of total disease burden and 35% of the total burden of disease for all respiratory conditions in 2023.
In 2020–21, an estimated $851.7 million was spent on the treatment and management of asthma, representing 0.6% of total health system expenditure and 19% of expenditure for all respiratory conditions.
It is also the leading cause of total burden in children aged 1–9 years and disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
In 2018–19, around 128,000 (16%) First Nations people were estimated to be living with asthma.
Download social media tiles and our infographic poster via this link to use during National Asthma Week.
Social media tiles
Infographic poster
The infographic poster is available in two sizes:
Click the links above to download and print in either size.
Sources
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-respiratory-conditions/asthma
https://www.nationalasthma.org.au/news/2024/new-supplementary-labels-for-inhalers
