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

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Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity
  • Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.4% (2025)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2025

Emergency department visits
  • Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

Mortality

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths

  • Number of deaths: 145,643
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 42.8
  • Cause of death rank: 5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2024) via CDC WONDER

Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths

  • Number of deaths: 360
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2024) via CDC WONDER

Emphysema deaths

  • Number deaths: 8,313
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2024) via CDC WONDER

Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths

  • Number of deaths: 133,248
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.2

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2024) via CDC WONDER

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