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Article: Allergic Rhinitis Rates Forecast to Increase to 1.8bn Individuals in 2011 - Asthma and COPD Figures also on the Rise.
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- Business Wire
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- September 20, 2006
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c42316) has announced the addition of The Asthma, COPD & Allergic Rhinitis Market Outlook to 2011 to their offering.
The prevalence of asthma in 2005 across the US, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK was estimated at 53.2m people, corresponding to a prevalence rate of 7.7%. The highest prevalence rate for asthma in any country in 2005 was 12.0% in the UK. It is forecast that by 2011, the total prevalence of asthma across the seven major markets will be 58.8m sufferers or 8.0% of the population. COPD is only significantly prevalent in adults, a contrary situation to ...