Dubai Adults 15+ Children 5+
Asthma sufferers using DHA facilities 42,517 9,993
% sufferers hospitalised in past year 28% 38%
Total number of sufferers hospitalised 11,777 3,747
Number of nights per patient in 12m 2.4 1.3
Total number of nights hospitalized.a. 28,266 4,871
Unit cost of an inpatient day/night DH 722 652
Total cost of inpatient stays with DHA 20,412,442 3,174,566
Table 4: Estimated total cost of in-patient treatment for asthma in Dubai - DHA
facilities.