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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2025

Trends in mortality due to asthma in young adults between 1999 and 2020: an analysis of CDC WONDER database.

Abdullah Ahmad, Adnan Qadir Memon, Abdul Rafeh Awan, Muhammad Ahmad Nadeem, David A Baron Herrera, Ali Raza Khan, Fatima Naveed, Jibran Ikram, Amir Humza Sohail, Abu Baker Sheikh

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Abdullah AhmadCMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan.
Adnan Qadir MemonAga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abdul Rafeh AwanNishtar Medical University, Multan, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-8759
Muhammad Ahmad NadeemDepartment of Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases, and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7201-2886
David A Baron HerreraDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Ali Raza KhanDepartment of Medicine, Trinity Health Livonia Hospital/Wayne State University Program, Livonia, Michigan, USA.
Fatima NaveedRawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jibran IkramDepartment of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Amir Humza SohailDepartment of Surgical Oncology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4231-6447
Abu Baker SheikhDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-6961

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Abstract

Background: Asthma remains a major public health concern, with marked mortality disparities by sex and race and related mortality trends among US young adults aged 25 to 54 from 1999 to 2020. Methods: Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) were stratified by demographics and geography. Trends were assessed using Mann-Kendall test, Results: The overall AAMR was 1.886 per 100,000, higher in females than males (2.085 vs 1.655, Conclusions: Asthma mortality in young US adults reveals persistent disparities and troubling trends in historically lower-risk groups. These findings signal critical gaps in early diagnosis, access to care, and exposure management. Without timely, equity-focused public health action, preventable asthma deaths may rise.

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Age-adjusted mortality rateasthma mortalityCDC WONDERepidemiologic trendsUS adults

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PMCPMC12542592

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