Asthma affects the lives of 5.4 million people across the UK. Every year, we run an Annual Survey to find out the experiences of people living with asthma and what care they receive.
In the 2020 edition of the Annual Survey, we looked at how the basic asthma care that you should receive has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that:
- Basic asthma care levels have dropped for the first time in the eight years we have run this survey
- An estimated 3.53 million people with asthma did not receive basic asthma care
- Keeping control of asthma is a persistent challenge, with 2.17 million estimated to have uncontrolled asthma in the UK. This is particularly a challenge for younger people and for those on lower incomes
- Asthma care has partially adapted to be conducted remotely to face the challenge of COVID, but people with asthma still value face-to-face appointments for their annual reviews

The Annual Asthma Survey 2020
The full Annual Asthma Survey report is available for you to download. At the bottom of the page you can find a key findings presentation and previous editions of the report.
Read all the editions of this report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2020 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2019 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2019 appendices
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2019 key findings presentation
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2018 report
- Annual Asthma Survery - 2018 appendices
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2018 key findings presentation
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2017 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2016 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2015 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2014 report
- Annual Asthma Survey - 2013 report
In 2013, we produced national reports for this survey. Read these reports below: