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

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.6% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.1%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2018 National Summary Tables, table 17 [PDF – 793 KB]

• Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 781,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 National Summary Tables, table 11

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths

• Number of deaths: 152,657
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 46.3
• Cause of death rank: 6

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER

Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths

• Number of deaths: 457
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER

Emphysema deaths

• Number deaths: 7,425
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.3

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER

Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths

• Number of deaths: 140,630
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 42.7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2020) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: COPD
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: COPD
• American Lung Association: COPD
• American Thoracic Society: COPD