Death Statistics for Types of Allergies

Deaths and Allergies:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Allergies.

Disease	Death Rate Estimate	US deaths estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Hay fever	N/A	N/A	35 million Americans (NIAID: pollen allergies)
allergic rhinitis	N/A	N/A	10% of the population with allergic rhinitis/hay fever in the US (Mayo Clinic)
Airborne allergies	N/A	N/A	35 million Americans (NIAID: pollen allergies)
Latex allergies	N/A	N/A	1-6% (NIAID)
Food allergies	approx 1 in 100 or 1.00% or 2.7 million people in USA	1% of the adult population have a true immune reaction to food (NHWIC)	1% of the adult population have a true immune reaction to food (NHWIC)
Drug Allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
Insect sting allergies	approx 1 in 30 or 3.30% or 8 million people in USA	3.3% (NIAID); up to 5% of the population (NHWIC)	3.3% (NIAID); up to 5% of the population (NHWIC)
ragweed allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
birch pollen allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
mold allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
dust mite allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
Animal allergies	N/A	N/A	No information
MSG allergy	N/A	N/A	No information
Sulfite allergy	N/A	N/A	No information
Mild allergy	N/A	N/A	No information

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