Dubai Adults 15+ Children 5+
Total asthma sufferers using DHA 42,517 9,993
% making emergency visit in past year 44% 38%
Total number of ER visits 18,878 3,747
Average number of visits per patient per year 1.5 1.0
Total number of visits per year 28,317 3,747
Unit cost of an emergency visit DH 547 547
Total cost of emergency visits to DHA 15,493,131 2,050,283
Table 6: Estimated total cost of Emergency Visits for asthma in Dubai - DHA facilities.