Table 1. The age- and sex- specific mortality rate of asthma in Japan.

(/100,000 population/year)
Year	1984	1987	1990	1993	1996
Age		Male
0- 9	0.72	0.52	0.35	0.48	0.30
10-24	0.51	0.86	0.99	1.07	0.85
25-44	0.72	0.98	1.04	1.10	1.16
45-64	3.77	4.31	3.50	3.63	2.81
65-74	26.4	21.6	18.0	16.2	14.6
75+	86.7	64.4	56.0	50.4	43.9
Age		Female
0- 9	0.50	0.41	0.30	0.35	0.27
10-24	0.31	0.42	0.50	0.48	0.37
25-44	0.49	0.67	0.70	0.64	0.55
45-64	2.68	2.96	2.45	2.22	1.86
65-74	13.5	11.6	10.5	9.66	7.78
75+	32.6	25.5	22.9	22.7	20.5