Number of allergy sufferers treated on rise

The number of Czech allergy sufferers visiting their doctors rose by more than 20,000 in 2009 – to an overall figure of almost 890,000 people, statisticians have revealed. According to the numbers, more than half of those treated were children or teens. The most common problems treated included hay fever and asthma. Jana Wiesnerová of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic said that the average number of patients per 1,000 people rose slightly from 83.2 to 84.8. The region of Zlín had the highest number of patients per doctor (3,572) while Prague had the lowest (1,498).

Author: Jan Velinger