Table 6 Prevalence of asthma in urban and rural areas of developing countries [245, 283–291, 295]

South Africa

Steinman 2003

33

17

Zimbabwe

Keeley 1991

5.8

0.1

Ethiopia

Yemaneberhan 1997

3.6

1.6

Ghana

Addo Yobo 1997

4.7

2.2

Ghana^a

Addo-Yobo 2007

8.3

3.9

Kenya^a

Ng’ang’a 1998

22.9

13.2

Keny^a

Odhiambo 1998

9.5

3.0

Saudi Arabia

Hijazi 1998

14.9

5.4

South Africa^a

VanNiekerk 1979

3.17

0.14

Peru

Robinson 2011

12

3

Brazil

Solé 2007

16.7

15.3