Last year saw 1,320 people die from asthma in the two countries, a rise of over 25% within the last decade, according to the Office for National Statistics. Asthma deaths in those aged 55-64 have risen by 43% since Earlier this month. Experts have connected the increase to worsening air pollution and inadequate basic care. 2016, the hospital admissions of a nine-year-old girl who subsequently died during an asthma attack were linked to spikes in illegal air pollution near her London home. Such pollution levels have also been linked to increased hospital admissions and GP visits in a recent report.
Last year saw 1,320 people die from asthma in the two countries, a rise of over 25% within the last decade, according to the Office for National Statistics. Asthma deaths in those aged 55-64 have risen by 43% since 2016. Experts have connected the increase to worsening air pollution and inadequate basic care. Earlier this month, the hospital admissions of a nine-year-old girl who subsequently died during an asthma attack were linked to spikes in illegal air pollution near her London home. Such pollution levels have also been linked to increased hospital admissions and GP visits in a recent report.