Examining Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Prevalence and Smoking Prevalence Among Oregon Residents (2021)

This map displays county-level age-adjusted prevalences of COPD and current smoking in Oregon for 2021. Each variable is categorized into tertiles. Counties in the highest tertile of COPD prevalence (6.91-7.80%) are located primarily in rural eastern and south-central parts of Oregon while counties with the lowest prevalence of COPD (4.50-6.40%) are found mostly in more urban counties in western Oregon. Counties with the top tertile for prevalence of smoking are located primarily in rural counties.

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The distribution of age-adjusted county-level prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was categorized into tertiles and mapped using graduated symbols. The distribution of age-adjusted current prevalence was also grouped into tertiles and displayed as a choropleth map with graduated color shading to highlight differences in smoking levels across counties.

This map can support program planning in the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease (HPCDP) division, at the Oregon Health Authority, by identifying counties where COPD prevalence and smoking rates are both high, helping our division and the state agency prioritize resources, develop intentional interventions, and strengthen outreach efforts in rural areas experiencing the greatest burden.

Grace Tumwebaze, Tobacco Research Analyst
Oregon Health Authority, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Division (HPCDP)
(971) 706 3026
Grace.Tumwebaze@oha.oregon.gov

Grace Tumwebaze, Oregon Health Authority, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Division (HPCDP). Accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Chronic Disease GIS Map Gallery. https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease-and-stroke-data/data-vis/or-copd-and-smoking.html