To T, Gershon A, Tassoudji M, Guan J, Wang C, Estrabillo E, Cicutto L.  September 2006

Asthma places not only a large burden on the individual, but also on society, and contributes significantly to health care costs. Yet relatively little detail about the burden of asthma on individuals and society has been studied in Canada, in general, and in Ontariospecifically. This report takes a comprehensive look at asthma in Ontarians under age 40, between 1994/95 and 2001/02, by asking the following questions:

• Who has asthma?
• What is the risk of an individual developing asthma?
• What health care resources are being used by people with asthma?
• How much does asthma cost the health care system?
• What is the geographical variation of asthma in Ontario? [4,942 KB PDF]