Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 9.1 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the past year: 4.4 (2002) Number of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 3.1 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with emphysema: 1.5 (2002) Number of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with asthma: 22.0 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with asthma: 10.7 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002 Health care use Home health care Number of current patients with COPD as primary diagnosis: 71,900 (2000) Percent of current patients with COPD as primary diagnosis: 5.3 (2000) Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Hospice care Number of current patients with COPD as primary diagnosis: 4,500 (2000)
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of current patients with COPD as primary diagnosis: Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Mortality Number of deaths: 123,013 (2001) Deaths per 100,000 population: 43.2 (2001) Cause of death rank: 4 (2001) Source: (See chronic lower respiratory disease) More Data Frequencies and percents of noninstitutionalized adults with selected respiratory diseases by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 3, 4 Death rates for chronic lower respiratory diseases by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1980-2000 Health, United States, 2003, table 1 Related Links National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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