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Asthma
Asthma represents the leading cause of disability.
Asthma affects people of all ages but:
- Is more common in women aged over 15 years of age
- Increases with decreasing socioeconomic status
- Increases with the outer regional and remote areas of Australia bracket compared with major cities
A person with asthma and their families carry 18% of the financial costs associated with the disease – Access Economics November 2015
- 32% of people with asthma skip their treatment sighting out of pocket costs being a major contributing factor – GBI Research Asia-Pacific May 2018
