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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Asthma Hospital Admission Rate
State: Kansas
Measurement Period: 2018-2020
This indicator is archived and is no longer being updated. Click to learn more
This indicator shows the rate of hospital admissions for asthma per 10,000 population in an area.
Why is this important?
Asthma is a condition in which a person's air passages become inflamed, and the narrowing of the respiratory passages makes it difficult to breathe. Asthma affects both children and adults. Asthma in the United States has increased and is one of the most common chronic diseases.
State: Kansas
3.0
per 10,000 population
Source:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Measurement period: 2018-2020
Maintained by: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Last update: February 2022
Measurement period: 2018-2020
Maintained by: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Last update: February 2022
Compared to
Technical note: The Hospital Admission Indicators shown are based on ICD10-CM codes. Previous years’ data has been removed as the data was based on ICD9-CM codes, which are incompatible with ICD10-CM codes and cannot be compared.
More details:
Hospital Admission data prior to 2016 can be viewed on the Kansas Information for Communities website located at the following link: http://kic.kdheks.gov/index.html
Graph Selections
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
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Data Source
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Maintained By: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Filed under: Health / Respiratory Diseases, Health Outcomes, Infants, Children, Teens, Adults, Older Adults