13.10.2021
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children and one of the major causes of hospitalization to the age of fifteen. In 2019, in EU countries, the share of people reporting asthma was 5,7 %, and for Slovenia it was 4,8 %. In the period 2015-2020, the municipalities of Mežica, Kostel, Kobilje, Idrija, Apače and Trzin stood out in terms of the number of hospitalizations for asthma. Children admitted to the hospital for asthma in 2020 were mostly 5 to 9 years old.