Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates

This dataset contains counts and rates (per 10,000 residents) of asthma emergency department (ED) visits among Californians. The table “Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates by County” contains statewide and county-level data stratified by age group (all ages, 0-17, 18+, 0-4, 5-17, 18-64, 65+) and race/ethnicity (white, black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native). The table “Asthma Emergency Department Visit Rates by ZIP Code” contains zip-code level data stratified by age group (all ages, 0-17, 18+). The data are derived from the Department of Health Care Access and Information emergency department database. These data include emergency department visits from all licensed hospitals in California. These data are based only on primary discharge diagnosis codes. On October 1, 2015, diagnostic coding for asthma transitioned from ICD9-CM (493) to ICD10-CM (J45). Because of this change, CDPH and CDC do not recommend comparing data from 2015 (or earlier) to 2016 (or later). NOTE: Rates are calculated from the total number of asthma emergency department visits (not the unique number of individuals).

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Public Access Level Public
Rights No restrictions on public use
Program Contact Name California Department of Public Health, California Breathing Asthma Program
Program Contact Email [email protected]
Frequency Annual
Temporal Coverage

2015-current (ED visits by county, age group, and race/ethnicity); 2009, 2012-current (ED visits by zip code and age group)
Source Link https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHIB/CPE/Pages/CaliforniaBreathing.aspx
Last Updated April 18, 2024, 18:06 (UTC)
Created December 4, 2023, 23:08 (UTC)
DCAT Issued Date 2017-06-16T22:19:10.389925
DCAT Modified Date 2023-08-24T15:52:58.935654