Figure 7.4.17. Emergency department visits for asthma, by age group
Age-specific rate per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2018
Source:
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Date Extracted: Sep 30, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario; Population Estimates, Date Extracted: Sep 30, 2019, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario.When comparing across age groups, rates of ED visits for asthma in Middlesex-London in 2018 were highest among those under the age of 20 (758.3 per 100,000) and generally decreased with age.