Estimated asthma prevalence (%) among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in comparison with the general population asthma prevalence in various countries [13–27, 38, 46]
Country | National asthma prevalence (%) | Asthma prevalence among SARS-CoV-2 positive patients (%) |
China | ∼1.5–6.5 | ∼1–1.5 |
USA | ∼8 | ∼10–18 |
UK | ∼12–18 | ∼14–18 |
Australia | ∼20 | ∼10–14 |
Spain | ∼6–7 | ∼5 |
Italy | ∼6 | ∼1 |
Ireland | ∼9 | ∼11 |
Switzerland | ∼5 | ∼6.5 |
Germany | ∼7–8 | ∼10–11 |
Israel | ∼7.5–8.5 | ∼5 |
Mexico | ∼2.5 | ∼2–3 |
Brazil | ∼12.5–13.0 | ∼5–6 |