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: 4.3% (2023)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023

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 16 [PDF – 865 KB]

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: 145,357
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 43.4
  • Cause of death rank: 5

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths

  • Number of deaths: 341
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Emphysema deaths

  • Number deaths: 8,009
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths

  • Number of deaths: 133,383
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.8

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

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