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

Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity

Number of adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 8.6 million
Percent of adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 3.5%
Number of adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 3.4 million
Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 1.4%

Physician office visits

Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 3.2%

Emergency department visits

Percent of visits to emergency departments with COPD indicated on the medical record: 5.6%

Mortality

Number of deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma): 154,596
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths per 100,000 population: 47.8
Cause of death rank: 4
Number of bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths: 518
Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths per 100,000 population: 0.2
Number of emphysema deaths: 6,977
Emphysema deaths per 100,000 population: 2.2
Number of deaths from other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma): 143,583
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths per 100,000 population: 44.4

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