Detroit kids 17 and under were nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma than other kids in Michigan, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released on Sept. 2, 2025. The data examines the years 2019 to 2023.

During those years, the asthma death rate among Detroit kids was more than four times higher than the state average, according to the state's data. Dying from asthma is rare and largely preventable .

Detroit was also named the most challenging place to live with asthma in the country by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America's annual rankings of asthma capitals.

The ranking, released on Sept. 9, 2025, looked at the 100 largest cities in the U.S. The high number of low-income residents in Detroit and the city's air

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