Which children are still dying from asthma? A Thirteen Year Review of Pediatric Asthma Deaths in British Columbia, Canada

To the Editor,

Pediatric deaths from asthma are rare, however a national inquiry into asthma deaths in the United Kingdom, including 28 children, found that 46% of deaths were avoidable¹.

We reviewed all pediatric asthma deaths from 2005 to 2018 in the province of British Columbia, Canada to understand if these patients had risk factors for asthma exacerbations.