County Durham local authority · 2024/25
Breathing trouble
8.0%
GP patients with asthma.
Asthma: QOF prevalence · Persons, 6+ yrs
England: 6.6% · 2024/25 — Higher than England
healthcards · County Durham · 2024/25
What this means
About 43,243 people aged 6 and over in County Durham have asthma on their GP record. Asthma narrows the airways; with the right treatment most people keep symptoms under control.
95% confidence interval: 7.9–8.1 %. Source denominator: 540,620 patients registered at GP practices in the area (Persons, 6+ yrs); not necessarily residents and not a survey sample.
Fingertips comparison: Higher than England England. Register prevalence, not age-adjusted.
Recent observations (County Durham)
- 2021/22: 7.6%
- 2022/23: 7.7%
- 2023/24: 7.9%
- 2024/25: 8%
These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.
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Source & provenance
- Indicator:
- Asthma: QOF prevalence (ID 90933)
- Source:
- NHS England, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- Area:
- County Durham (E06000047), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
- Period:
- 2024/25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
- Population:
- Persons, 6+ yrs
Caveats
- Counts diagnosed patients registered at practices in the area, not necessarily area residents.
- Excludes patients with no asthma-related drugs prescribed in the previous 12 months.
- Not age-adjusted; asthma prevalence varies with age.
- Patients are assigned by GP practice location, not necessarily residence. The selected local-authority feed is 2024/25; it is not the newer national QOF release.
- Lower register prevalence can mean under-diagnosis.
Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.