Asthma In Young Kids At Lowest Level In A Decade: StatsCan
Posted November 17, 2010 10:13 am.
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A new report says asthma cases have dropped among two- to seven-year-olds to their lowest level in more than a decade.
Statistics Canada reports the prevalence of upper-respiratory infections among children ages two to three has remained constant or declined in most regions, while ear infections have dropped off everywhere.
The agency says one contributing factor to the decreased prevalence of asthma and ear infections among young children may be reduced exposure to cigarette smoke.
StatsCan says the percentage of children ages two to seven diagnosed with asthma had risen to 13 per cent by 2001; that figure was down to 10 per cent by last year.
Those with upper-respiratory infections had dropped to 23 per cent from 26 per cent in 1995.
And the prevalence of young kids who had at least one middle-ear infection or inflammation had dropped to 50 per cent from 67 in 1995.
