Fig. 2: Incidence rates (per 100,000 population per month) of hospital admissions for asthma, in children aged 5–18 between January 2012 and February 2020, by age-group.
From: The UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy and childhood hospital admissions for asthma in England
Observed and modelled incidence of hospital admissions for asthma. Dark blue points show observed data and dark blue lines (with grey shadows) shows modelled data (and 95% confidence intervals). The red line indicates the counterfactual line based on the observed pre-SDIL announcement trajectory. The first and second dashed vertical lines indicate the time of the SDIL announcement and implementation, respectively.
