Numbers and percentages of deaths in England and Wales 1993–1999 where obstructive lung disease (OLD) or asthma is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate by age group
| Age yrs | All deaths n | Deaths with OLD mentioned n (% all deaths) | Deaths with asthma mentioned | |
| n (% all deaths) | % of OLD mentioned | |||
| <1 | 27349 | 56 (0.20) | 4 (0.01) | 7.1 |
| 1–14 | 11841 | 250 (2.11) | 182 (1.54) | 72.8 |
| 15–24 | 22674 | 386 (1.70) | 332 (1.46) | 86.0 |
| 25–34 | 40179 | 510 (1.27) | 397 (0.99) | 77.8 |
| 35–44 | 66609 | 1025 (1.54) | 615 (0.92) | 60.0 |
| 45–54 | 156356 | 4926 (3.15) | 1313 (0.84) | 26.7 |
| 55–64 | 342858 | 23414 (6.83) | 2762 (0.81) | 11.8 |
| 65–74 | 852221 | 91763 (10.77) | 5390 (0.63) | 5.9 |
| 75–84 | 1309155 | 128856 (9.84) | 6587 (0.50) | 5.1 |
| 85+ | 1098731 | 61478 (5.6) | 3628 (0.33) | 5.9 |
| Total | 3927973 | 312664 (7.96) | 21210 (0.54) | 6.8 |