<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One in three Australians lives with an allergic disease, costing $18.9 billion in financial losses and $44.6 billion in non-financial impacts yearly, according to a new study.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It equates to more than 8 million Australians estimated to be living with allergic disease, with the average financial cost per person $2318, and the average non-financial cost of $5470 for each person.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Financial losses are considered costs to the health system, and a drop in productivity or efficiency. Non-financial impacts are considered loss of health or life.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/porepunkah-victoria-police-shooting-live-updates-latest-news-headlines/7dcdf6e1-5c00-4554-8d22-cc74f2e1f007" target="_blank"><strong><span>Alleged gunman on run after two police officers killed at rural property</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/iran-orchestrated-at-least-two-antisemitic-attacks-in-australia-anthony-albanese-says/d0cede9a-6c94-4f68-b86d-29099be3f514" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran orchestrated at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, PM says</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Costly Reactions report said the financial burden of $18.9 billion a year was up from $7.8 billion reported in 2007.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allergic disease is one of the fastest-growing chronic conditions in the nation, with hay fever (~24 per cent), food allergy (7 per cent) and drug allergy (5 per cent) the most common.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/allergy-rates-climb-costing-aussies-nearly-19-billion/071b7e7d-0b02-486d-8a1f-51df1ea197f1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Professor Kirsten Perrett, director of the NACE and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, believes that environmental and lifestyle factors are the cause of the rise of allergic diseases.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australia has some of the highest allergy rates globally, including the world's highest reported rate of infant food allergy, affecting one in 10 babies," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The burden isn't just physical; for many families, allergic disease disrupts daily life and brings financial and emotional strain."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The report, by Deloitte Access Economics, was developed with the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and the National Allergy Council (NAC).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>