Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Includes: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.6% (2022)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022
Physician office visits
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]
Emergency department visits
- Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 791,000
Mortality
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 142,342
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 42.9
- Cause of death rank: 6
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths
- Number of deaths: 335
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Emphysema deaths
- Number deaths: 7,336
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.2
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 131,154
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.5
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER