- Table 1 from the CDC documents the number of deaths by race and sex between 1999 and 2009.
- In 2009, 3,388 people died of asthma, a 26% decrease since 1999.
- Approximately 64% of these deaths occurred in women.
| CDC - Department of Health and Human Services. National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 60, No. 3, December 29, 2011. PDF file. | | |
