Philly's Black Children Are Most Likely to Be Hospitalized For Asthma

Black children were hospitalized for asthma at a higher rate than other racial and ethnic groups — five times the rate of white children.

The hospitalization rate is the number of hospitalizations in 2021 per 10,000 children. A child admitted multiple times that year is counted as separate hospitalizations.
Chart: Kasturi Pananjady Source: Pennsylvania Cost Containment Council, U.S. Census Bureau