Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Includes: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 9.8 million
• Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 4.4%
• Number of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 3.8 million
• Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 1.7%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2008, tables 3, 4

 

Health Care Use

Nursing home care

• Number of residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 190,000
• Percent of residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 13%

Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, table 33B

 

Mortality

• Number of bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths: 740
• Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths per 100,000 population: 0.2
• Number of emphysema deaths: 12,551
• Emphysema deaths per 100,000 population: 4.2
• Number of deaths from other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma): 107,679
• Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths per 100,000 population: 36.0

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables 10, 11

 

More Data

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Surveillance --- United States, 1971--2000, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary
• Death rates for chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD, includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and other chronic lower respiratory diseases) by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age Health, United States, 2008, table 40
• Search Tables for Chronic Pulmonary Disease in Health Data Interactive