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Information on asthma prevalence trends among adults after 2010, especially regarding studies separating allergic asthma from non\u2010allergic asthma, is lacking.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim was to estimate prevalence trends of current asthma among adults, both allergic and non\u2010allergic, from 1996 to 2016.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Three cross\u2010sectional samples from the same area of Sweden, 20\u201069\u00a0years, participated in surveys with the same questionnaire in 1996 (n=7104 participants, 85% response rate), 2006 (n=6165, 77%) and 2016 (n=5466, 53%), respectively. 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Physician\u2010diagnosed asthma, asthma medication use and ARC also increased significantly, while the prevalence of symptoms common in asthma such as wheeze and attacks of shortness of breath decreased slightly or was stable. The prevalence of current smoking decreased from 27.4% in 1996 to 12.3% in 2016.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of allergic asthma increased from 1996 to 2006 and further to 2016, while the prevalence of non\u2010allergic asthma remained on a stable prevalence level. The prevalence of symptoms common in asthma decreased slightly or was stable despite a substantial decrease in the prevalence of current smoking. 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