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

(Data are for the U.S.)

 

Morbidity

• Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 9.9 million
• Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 4.3%
• Number of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 4.3 million
• Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 1.9%

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2010, table 3, 4 [PDF - 1.3 MB]

 

Health Care Use

Ambulatory care

• Number of visits (to physician offices, hospital outpatient and emergency departments) with:
  • Chronic and unspecified bronchitis as primary diagnosis: 11.7 million (annual number for 2006-2007)
  • Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and allied conditions as primary diagnosis: 6.1 million (annual number for 2006-2007)

Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2007: table 7 [PDF - 797 KB]

Nursing home care

• Number of residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 190,000
• Percent of residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 13%

Source: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey, Residents, table 33B [PDF - 719 KB]

 

Mortality

• Number of bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths: 639
• Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths per 100,000 population: 0.2
• Number of emphysema deaths: 10,878
• Emphysema deaths per 100,000 population: 3.5
• Number of deaths from other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma): 122,448
• Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths per 100,000 population: 39.9

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2009, tables 10, 11 [PDF - 2.1 MB]

 

More Data

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Adults Aged 18 and Over in the United States, 1998–2009
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Surveillance --- United States, 1971--2000, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary
• Age-adjusted death rates for selected causes of death, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin (chronic lower respiratory disease includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and other chronic lower respiratory diseases) Health, United States, 2011, table 24 [PDF - 9.8 MB]
• Deaths from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease --- United States, 2000-2005, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary
• Search Tables for Chronic Pulmonary Disease in Health Data Interactive
• Years of potential life lost before age 75 for selected causes of death, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin Health, United States, 2011, table 25 [PDF - 9.8 MB]