Socioeconomic and Environmental Predictors of Asthma-Related Mortality

Table 1

Country-wise distribution of asthma severity indices and socioeconomic predictors.

Country	ARM (death/100000)	Asthma prevalence (% of population)	TSE (% of population)	GDP ($/capita)	PM10 (µg/M^3)	Male smoking rate	Female smoking rate
Australia	1.20	14.7	83.47	51352	12.7	16.7	3.1
Bangladesh	12.92	2.91	13.3	1208	153.5	43.7	1.1
Belgium	0.69	6.0	34.5	40278	25.8	26.5	20
Brazil	1.69	11.4	43.5	8528	36	21	12.4
China	1.60	2.1	24.87	8109	88	47.6	1.8
France	0.82	6.8	58	36304	24.2	25	19.6
Germany	0.70	6.9	61.06	41686	21.7	32.4	28.3
India	17.20	3.0	22.86	1614	102.1	20.4	1.9
Israel	0.86	9.0	65.8	37129	62.5	41.2	19.3
Malaysia	8.22	4.8	34.5	9768	27	43	1.4
Mali	25.40	2.82	6.34	744	35.9	36.8	3.2
Mexico	1.50	3.3	27.04	8981	61.8	20.8	6.6
Namibia	14.62	3.39	9.3	4674	45.2	38.9	11.4
Nepal	18.99	1.5	14.4	725	114	37.1	11.1
Nigeria	8.90	11.5	10.07	2714	201.9	17.4	1.1
Norway	0.94	6.8	73.1	74186	18.3	25.5	24.9
Saudi	4.86	4.05	41.32	20711	87	27.9	2.9
UK	0.90	18.15	58.99	44162	19.6	19.9	18.4
Uruguay	2.17	9.5	63.1	15574	27	26.7	19.4
USA	0.90	8.2	96.32	56054	16	19.5	15
Vietnam	8.16	1.04	24.8	2068	62	47.1	1.3
Zimbabwe	16.81	2.28	5.8	890	36.9	31.2	2.1