United Arab Emirates

Strong infrastructure and telemedicine, but weak national coordination and limited biologic coverage.

Policy Context

52

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

59

Environment

51

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

39

/45

Overview

The United Arab Emirates scores below average in Pol-icy Context, primarily due to the absence of a national asthma strategy and the need for stronger implementation of clinical guidelines and better alignment with international best practices such as GINA. This is despite the country's strong performance in tobacco control legislation. In Access and Care Coverage, the UAE performs slightly below average. It shows good availability of specialist care and telemedicine services but still faces challenges in ac-cess to advanced treatments such as biologics and in ensuring equitable care delivery across different population groups. The Health System Characteristics score is average, with limitations primarily stem-ming from a lack of publicly available data on annual asthma hospitalisations and hospi-tal stay duration, which affects the ability to monitor system performance. In the Disease Burden category, the UAE ranks fourth lowest overall, reflecting high asthma-related DALYs, elevated societal cost, and a high adult obesity rate, despite a rel-atively low adult tobacco use rate. The country scores well in Environmental Factors, supported by expert reports of high indoor air quality. However, this is tempered by consistently high levels of particulate matter exposure, which continue to pose a risk for respiratory health.

Performance in each category

Provides further insights into scores across each Index category

Policy Context

Category score

52

30

/45 countries

Access and Care Coverage

Category score

55

27

/45 countries

Health System Characteristics

Category score

60

23

/45 countries

Disease Burden

Category score

60

41

/45 countries

Environmental Factors

Category score

51

35

/45 countries

Takeaways

Data from the Severe Asthma Index revealed the following key insights about severe asthma care in this country

Strong infrastructure and telemedicine capacity offer a foundation, but access to treatment remains uneven

Policy foundations are emerging, but national direction and alignment need rein-forcement

High disease burden and cost signal urgent need for prevention and adherence support

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Select different countries to see how they scored across each of the 5 categories and overall

United Arab Emirates

Strong infrastructure and telemedicine, but weak national coordination and limited biologic coverage.

Policy Context

52

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

59

Environment

51

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

39

/45

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
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United Arab Emirates

Strong infrastructure and telemedicine, but weak national coordination and limited biologic coverage.

Policy Context

52

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

59

Environment

51

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

39

/45

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Strong clinical care but no national plan; air pollution and obesity heighten asthma risks.

Policy Context

60

Access and Care Coverage

54

Health System Characteristics

59

Disease Burden

70

Environment

66

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

36

/45

Mexico

Good guidelines and low mortality, yet underdiagnosis, poor data, and high obesity rates remain.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

31

Health System Characteristics

45

Disease Burden

80

Environment

76

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

31

/45

Peru

Few guidelines and limited data; pollution and care inequities drive asthma burden.

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

32

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

83

Environment

79

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

37

/45

Brazil

Strong national guidelines and tobacco control, but uneven care access and poor indoor air quality persist.

Policy Context

61

Access and Care Coverage

52

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

81

Environment

60

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

26

/45

Israel

Excellent access to treatment and diagnostics, but regional inequities and lack of national coordination.

Policy Context

48

Access and Care Coverage

81

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

71

Environment

66

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

21

/45

India

National strategy and tobacco laws in place, but pollution, underdiagnosis, and limited specialist access persist.

Policy Context

79

Access and Care Coverage

51

Health System Characteristics

41

Disease Burden

76

Environment

75

Index Score

62

/100

Rank

24

/45

Costa Rica

Strong policies and low mortality, yet poor inhaler use, non-adherence, and obesity hinder control.

Policy Context

63

Access and Care Coverage

33

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

82

Environment

72

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

38

/45

China

Advanced diagnostics and national strategy exist, but high pollution and uneven biologic access remain issues.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

64

Health System Characteristics

41

Disease Burden

83

Environment

66

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

28

/45

Cyprus

Policy Context

19

Access and Care Coverage

73

Health System Characteristics

65

Disease Burden

57

Environment

72

Index Score

52

/100

Rank

44

/45

Colombia

Universal coverage but major regional inequities and administrative delays limit access to severe asthma care.

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

36

Health System Characteristics

42

Disease Burden

85

Environment

70

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

29

/45

Egypt

Growing policy focus but limited rural access to diagnostics, biologics, and specialist care.

Policy Context

38

Access and Care Coverage

45

Health System Characteristics

53

Disease Burden

70

Environment

74

Index Score

51

/100

Rank

45

/45

South Africa

Strong guidelines but poor access to biologics and high pollution lead to inequitable outcomes.

Policy Context

55

Access and Care Coverage

36

Health System Characteristics

50

Disease Burden

74

Environment

59

Index Score

54

/100

Rank

41

/45

Chile

Robust asthma program ensures basic care, though biologics are limited and winter pollution worsens outcomes.

Policy Context

62

Access and Care Coverage

50

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

68

Environment

68

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

30

/45

Romania

Policy Context

73

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

66

Disease Burden

70

Environment

52

Index Score

62

/100

Rank

25

/45

Argentina

Fragmented health system and limited access to diagnostics and biologics; lacks a national asthma strategy.

Policy Context

72

Access and Care Coverage

39

Health System Characteristics

36

Disease Burden

72

Environment

76

Index Score

53

/100

Rank

42

/45

United Kingdom

The UK ranks highest in the Access and Care Coverage category with strong treatment and drug access.

Policy Context

44

Access and Care Coverage

86

Health System Characteristics

51

Disease Burden

55

Environment

66

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

3

/45

Switzerland

While Switzerland reports low unmet healthcare needs, it currently has no comprehensive strategy for asthma.

Policy Context

85

Access and Care Coverage

63

Health System Characteristics

57

Disease Burden

62

Environment

61

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

17

/45

Sweden

Sweden ranks well across Index categories, including excellent drug and treatment access and coverage.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

70

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

63

Environment

65

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

5

/45

Spain

Spain could further improve its score with a comprehensive asthma strategy.

Policy Context

84

Access and Care Coverage

70

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

71

Environment

48

Index Score

63

/100

Rank

22

/45

South Korea

South Korea reports a comparatively low rate of asthma-related deaths; tobacco use and control could be addressed to improve the country’s overall score.

Policy Context

45

Access and Care Coverage

54

Health System Characteristics

45

Disease Burden

77

Environment

63

Index Score

56

/100

Rank

40

/45

Slovenia

Improving alignment with international best practices and implementing an asthma strategy could improve Slovenia’s score.

Policy Context

29

Access and Care Coverage

59

Health System Characteristics

65

Disease Burden

69

Environment

49

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

14

/45

Slovakia

Portugal has low Access and Care Coverage and has among the highest levels of DALYs attributable to asthma.

Policy Context

59

Access and Care Coverage

58

Health System Characteristics

62

Disease Burden

79

Environment

68

Index Score

65

/100

Rank

16

/45

Portugal

Portugal has low Access and Care Coverage and has among the highest levels of DALYs attributable to asthma.

Policy Context

41

Access and Care Coverage

57

Health System Characteristics

66

Disease Burden

63

Environment

63

Index Score

65

/100

Rank

15

/45

Poland

Poland’s score is undercut by the absence of severe asthma guidelines, and limited tobacco control laws.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

61

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

70

Environment

54

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

6

/45

Norway

Norway has a high level of access to biologics-based treatment, specialist care and inflammatory-phenotyping-based diagnostics.

Policy Context

72

Access and Care Coverage

64

Health System Characteristics

49

Disease Burden

63

Environment

60

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

9

/45

New Zealand

New Zealand has a strong national asthma strategy, severe asthma guidelines and reports to severe asthma registries.

Policy Context

88

Access and Care Coverage

60

Health System Characteristics

58

Disease Burden

60

Environment

76

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

8

/45

Netherlands

The Netherlands has the second highest score in Access and Care Coverage, though limited access to specialist care.

Policy Context

85

Access and Care Coverage

81

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

65

Environment

76

Index Score

63

/100

Rank

23

/45

Lithuania

Lithuania has a strong national asthma strategy, though there is a lack of reporting data to severe asthma registries.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

51

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

73

Environment

71

Index Score

67

/100

Rank

10

/45

Latvia

Latvia is the lowest ranking in terms of Policy Context with no asthma strategy or severe asthma guidelines.

Policy Context

21

Access and Care Coverage

60

Health System Characteristics

48

Disease Burden

72

Environment

70

Index Score

52

/100

Rank

43

/45

Japan

Japan has the lowest Access and Care Coverage score, primarily due to limited access to treatments, diagnostics and digital therapeutics.

Policy Context

41

Access and Care Coverage

46

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

80

Environment

77

Index Score

59

/100

Rank

33

/45

Italy

Italy has the best alignment of national care guidelines with international guidelines among the 29 OECD countries included in the Index.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

68

Disease Burden

75

Environment

68

Index Score

71

/100

Rank

1

/45

Ireland

Ireland has high levels of asthma-related hospitalisations but lower than average time spent in hospital due to asthma.

Policy Context

87

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

53

Disease Burden

50

Environment

76

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

20

/45

Hungary

Hungary ranks highly in Access and Care Coverage with relatively high access to diagnostic, specialist and remote care.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

72

Health System Characteristics

57

Disease Burden

70

Environment

77

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

12

/45

Greece

Greece implements strong tobacco control laws alongside comprehensive severe asthma guidelines.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

46

Health System Characteristics

71

Disease Burden

68

Environment

72

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

13

/45

Germany

A high average number of asthma-related days spent in hospital means Germany scores relatively low on Health System Characteristic

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

46

Disease Burden

71

Environment

69

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

27

/45

France

France ranks highest in Policy Context with comprehensive policies, strategies and guidelines for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

90

Access and Care Coverage

69

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

64

Environment

59

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

4

/45

Finland

Finland could improve its Policy Context score with a more comprehensive asthma strategy and guidelines for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

76

Access and Care Coverage

53

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

66

Environment

74

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

19

/45

Estonia

Estonia has the highest level of reported unmet health care needs in asthma care.

Policy Context

44

Access and Care Coverage

53

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

76

Environment

68

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

32

/45

Denmark

Severe asthma care in Denmark could benefit from the development and implementation of a national asthma strategy.

Policy Context

66

Access and Care Coverage

80

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

73

Environment

70

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

7

/45

Czechia

Czechia is among the lower scorers due to a lack of national strategy and alignment with best practices for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

46

Access and Care Coverage

61

Health System Characteristics

48

Disease Burden

66

Environment

66

Index Score

59

/100

Rank

34

/45

Canada

Canada has a comparatively comprehensive asthma strategy and good alignment with best practices for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

59

Access and Care Coverage

62

Health System Characteristics

67

Disease Burden

73

Environment

73

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

18

/45

Belgium

National asthma strategies and alignment with international best practices for asthma care could improve Belgium’s score.

Policy Context

26

Access and Care Coverage

63

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

68

Environment

74

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

35

/45

Austria

Austria has a relatively high Access and Care Coverage score, with relatively high access to treatment, diagnostics, digital therapeutics and telemedicine.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

74

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

70

Environment

73

Index Score

67

/100

Rank

11

/45

Australia

Australia ranks high because of excellent access to treatments, diagnostics and specialist care.

Policy Context

88

Access and Care Coverage

73

Health System Characteristics

55

Disease Burden

55

Environment

82

Index Score

71

/100

Rank

2

/45

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Latvia
Lithuania
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
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United Arab Emirates

Strong infrastructure and telemedicine, but weak national coordination and limited biologic coverage.

Policy Context

52

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

59

Environment

51

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

39

/45

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Strong clinical care but no national plan; air pollution and obesity heighten asthma risks.

Policy Context

60

Access and Care Coverage

54

Health System Characteristics

59

Disease Burden

70

Environment

66

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

36

/45

Mexico

Good guidelines and low mortality, yet underdiagnosis, poor data, and high obesity rates remain.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

31

Health System Characteristics

45

Disease Burden

80

Environment

76

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

31

/45

Peru

Few guidelines and limited data; pollution and care inequities drive asthma burden.

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

32

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

83

Environment

79

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

37

/45

Brazil

Strong national guidelines and tobacco control, but uneven care access and poor indoor air quality persist.

Policy Context

61

Access and Care Coverage

52

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

81

Environment

60

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

26

/45

Israel

Excellent access to treatment and diagnostics, but regional inequities and lack of national coordination.

Policy Context

48

Access and Care Coverage

81

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

71

Environment

66

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

21

/45

India

National strategy and tobacco laws in place, but pollution, underdiagnosis, and limited specialist access persist.

Policy Context

79

Access and Care Coverage

51

Health System Characteristics

41

Disease Burden

76

Environment

75

Index Score

62

/100

Rank

24

/45

Costa Rica

Strong policies and low mortality, yet poor inhaler use, non-adherence, and obesity hinder control.

Policy Context

63

Access and Care Coverage

33

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

82

Environment

72

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

38

/45

China

Advanced diagnostics and national strategy exist, but high pollution and uneven biologic access remain issues.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

64

Health System Characteristics

41

Disease Burden

83

Environment

66

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

28

/45

Cyprus

Policy Context

19

Access and Care Coverage

73

Health System Characteristics

65

Disease Burden

57

Environment

72

Index Score

52

/100

Rank

44

/45

Colombia

Universal coverage but major regional inequities and administrative delays limit access to severe asthma care.

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

36

Health System Characteristics

42

Disease Burden

85

Environment

70

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

29

/45

Egypt

Growing policy focus but limited rural access to diagnostics, biologics, and specialist care.

Policy Context

38

Access and Care Coverage

45

Health System Characteristics

53

Disease Burden

70

Environment

74

Index Score

51

/100

Rank

45

/45

South Africa

Strong guidelines but poor access to biologics and high pollution lead to inequitable outcomes.

Policy Context

55

Access and Care Coverage

36

Health System Characteristics

50

Disease Burden

74

Environment

59

Index Score

54

/100

Rank

41

/45

Chile

Robust asthma program ensures basic care, though biologics are limited and winter pollution worsens outcomes.

Policy Context

62

Access and Care Coverage

50

Health System Characteristics

43

Disease Burden

68

Environment

68

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

30

/45

Romania

Policy Context

73

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

66

Disease Burden

70

Environment

52

Index Score

62

/100

Rank

25

/45

Argentina

Fragmented health system and limited access to diagnostics and biologics; lacks a national asthma strategy.

Policy Context

72

Access and Care Coverage

39

Health System Characteristics

36

Disease Burden

72

Environment

76

Index Score

53

/100

Rank

42

/45

United Kingdom

The UK ranks highest in the Access and Care Coverage category with strong treatment and drug access.

Policy Context

44

Access and Care Coverage

86

Health System Characteristics

51

Disease Burden

55

Environment

66

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

3

/45

Switzerland

While Switzerland reports low unmet healthcare needs, it currently has no comprehensive strategy for asthma.

Policy Context

85

Access and Care Coverage

63

Health System Characteristics

57

Disease Burden

62

Environment

61

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

17

/45

Sweden

Sweden ranks well across Index categories, including excellent drug and treatment access and coverage.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

70

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

63

Environment

65

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

5

/45

Spain

Spain could further improve its score with a comprehensive asthma strategy.

Policy Context

84

Access and Care Coverage

70

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

71

Environment

48

Index Score

63

/100

Rank

22

/45

South Korea

South Korea reports a comparatively low rate of asthma-related deaths; tobacco use and control could be addressed to improve the country’s overall score.

Policy Context

45

Access and Care Coverage

54

Health System Characteristics

45

Disease Burden

77

Environment

63

Index Score

56

/100

Rank

40

/45

Slovenia

Improving alignment with international best practices and implementing an asthma strategy could improve Slovenia’s score.

Policy Context

29

Access and Care Coverage

59

Health System Characteristics

65

Disease Burden

69

Environment

49

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

14

/45

Slovakia

Portugal has low Access and Care Coverage and has among the highest levels of DALYs attributable to asthma.

Policy Context

59

Access and Care Coverage

58

Health System Characteristics

62

Disease Burden

79

Environment

68

Index Score

65

/100

Rank

16

/45

Portugal

Portugal has low Access and Care Coverage and has among the highest levels of DALYs attributable to asthma.

Policy Context

41

Access and Care Coverage

57

Health System Characteristics

66

Disease Burden

63

Environment

63

Index Score

65

/100

Rank

15

/45

Poland

Poland’s score is undercut by the absence of severe asthma guidelines, and limited tobacco control laws.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

61

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

70

Environment

54

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

6

/45

Norway

Norway has a high level of access to biologics-based treatment, specialist care and inflammatory-phenotyping-based diagnostics.

Policy Context

72

Access and Care Coverage

64

Health System Characteristics

49

Disease Burden

63

Environment

60

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

9

/45

New Zealand

New Zealand has a strong national asthma strategy, severe asthma guidelines and reports to severe asthma registries.

Policy Context

88

Access and Care Coverage

60

Health System Characteristics

58

Disease Burden

60

Environment

76

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

8

/45

Netherlands

The Netherlands has the second highest score in Access and Care Coverage, though limited access to specialist care.

Policy Context

85

Access and Care Coverage

81

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

65

Environment

76

Index Score

63

/100

Rank

23

/45

Lithuania

Lithuania has a strong national asthma strategy, though there is a lack of reporting data to severe asthma registries.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

51

Health System Characteristics

63

Disease Burden

73

Environment

71

Index Score

67

/100

Rank

10

/45

Latvia

Latvia is the lowest ranking in terms of Policy Context with no asthma strategy or severe asthma guidelines.

Policy Context

21

Access and Care Coverage

60

Health System Characteristics

48

Disease Burden

72

Environment

70

Index Score

52

/100

Rank

43

/45

Japan

Japan has the lowest Access and Care Coverage score, primarily due to limited access to treatments, diagnostics and digital therapeutics.

Policy Context

41

Access and Care Coverage

46

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

80

Environment

77

Index Score

59

/100

Rank

33

/45

Italy

Italy has the best alignment of national care guidelines with international guidelines among the 29 OECD countries included in the Index.

Policy Context

75

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

68

Disease Burden

75

Environment

68

Index Score

71

/100

Rank

1

/45

Ireland

Ireland has high levels of asthma-related hospitalisations but lower than average time spent in hospital due to asthma.

Policy Context

87

Access and Care Coverage

55

Health System Characteristics

53

Disease Burden

50

Environment

76

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

20

/45

Hungary

Hungary ranks highly in Access and Care Coverage with relatively high access to diagnostic, specialist and remote care.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

72

Health System Characteristics

57

Disease Burden

70

Environment

77

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

12

/45

Greece

Greece implements strong tobacco control laws alongside comprehensive severe asthma guidelines.

Policy Context

78

Access and Care Coverage

46

Health System Characteristics

71

Disease Burden

68

Environment

72

Index Score

66

/100

Rank

13

/45

Germany

A high average number of asthma-related days spent in hospital means Germany scores relatively low on Health System Characteristic

Policy Context

50

Access and Care Coverage

66

Health System Characteristics

46

Disease Burden

71

Environment

69

Index Score

61

/100

Rank

27

/45

France

France ranks highest in Policy Context with comprehensive policies, strategies and guidelines for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

90

Access and Care Coverage

69

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

64

Environment

59

Index Score

70

/100

Rank

4

/45

Finland

Finland could improve its Policy Context score with a more comprehensive asthma strategy and guidelines for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

76

Access and Care Coverage

53

Health System Characteristics

56

Disease Burden

66

Environment

74

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

19

/45

Estonia

Estonia has the highest level of reported unmet health care needs in asthma care.

Policy Context

44

Access and Care Coverage

53

Health System Characteristics

60

Disease Burden

76

Environment

68

Index Score

60

/100

Rank

32

/45

Denmark

Severe asthma care in Denmark could benefit from the development and implementation of a national asthma strategy.

Policy Context

66

Access and Care Coverage

80

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

73

Environment

70

Index Score

68

/100

Rank

7

/45

Czechia

Czechia is among the lower scorers due to a lack of national strategy and alignment with best practices for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

46

Access and Care Coverage

61

Health System Characteristics

48

Disease Burden

66

Environment

66

Index Score

59

/100

Rank

34

/45

Canada

Canada has a comparatively comprehensive asthma strategy and good alignment with best practices for severe asthma care.

Policy Context

59

Access and Care Coverage

62

Health System Characteristics

67

Disease Burden

73

Environment

73

Index Score

64

/100

Rank

18

/45

Belgium

National asthma strategies and alignment with international best practices for asthma care could improve Belgium’s score.

Policy Context

26

Access and Care Coverage

63

Health System Characteristics

61

Disease Burden

68

Environment

74

Index Score

58

/100

Rank

35

/45

Austria

Austria has a relatively high Access and Care Coverage score, with relatively high access to treatment, diagnostics, digital therapeutics and telemedicine.

Policy Context

64

Access and Care Coverage

74

Health System Characteristics

54

Disease Burden

70

Environment

73

Index Score

67

/100

Rank

11

/45

Australia

Australia ranks high because of excellent access to treatments, diagnostics and specialist care.

Policy Context

88

Access and Care Coverage

73

Health System Characteristics

55

Disease Burden

55

Environment

82

Index Score

71

/100

Rank

2

/45