National Trends in COPD
Age-adjusted prevalence of COPD among US adults aged ≥ 18 years—2011–2020
Highlights
- Age-adjusted prevalence of COPD remained unchanged from 2011 to 2020.
- COPD prevalence estimates were higher among women compared to men across years.
Age-adjusted death rates for COPD among US adults aged ≥ 45 years—1999–2019
Highlights
- Age-standardized COPD death rates in adults aged ≥ 45 years decreased from 1999 to 2019 overall and in men.
- Differences in death rates between men and women were smaller in 2019 than in 1999.
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