Greece Severe Asthma Index
Rank
(out of 24 countries)
8
Index Score
(out of 100)
67.18
Deaths
(as a % of overall deaths)
9.5%
Smoking Rate
3.6%
Above average performance
Average performance
Below average performance
Overview
Greece ranks highly in the Policy Context category, with its score based on strong tobacco control laws (the second highest after Sweden) and the existence of comprehensive severe asthma guidelines. However, Greece is among the lowest scorers in terms of Access and Care Coverage. This is mainly due to a low uptake of telemedicine and digital therapeutics, as well as minimal access to FeNO. Greece also scores highly in health systems characteristics due, in part, to a low number of asthma-related hospitalisations and average number of days spent in hospital. Greece’s Disease Burden score is only slightly better than the average.
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Greece takeaways
Data from the Severe Asthma Index revealed the following key insights about severe asthma care in Greece
Greece has strong tobacco control laws and comprehensive severe asthma guidelines
There is a low uptake of telemedicine and digital therapeutics and limited access to some types of diagnostics in Greece
Greece has a low number of asthma-related hospitalisations and an average number of days spent in hospital
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