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Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary disease - Statistics
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) -- includes chronic
bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, and emphysema:
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In
1998,COPD was the fourth leading cause of death among women,
causing 52,128 deaths.
Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/statbook/pdf/cdrf1999.pdf
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While
COPD deaths are higher in men than in women, the rates
for women have nearly doubled since 1979, with the most rapid
increases occurring in women age 75 and older.
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Between
1979 and 1998, the age-adjusted COPD death rate
in males increased by 4 percent, from 23.8 to 24.7 per 100,000
persons, while the death rate in females increased by 136
percent, from 7.0 to 16.5 per 100,000 persons.
Source:
http://www.lungusa.org/data/copd/copd1.pdf
National Center for Health Statistics (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm)
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An
estimated three million Americans have been diagnosed with
emphysema
sometime in their life. Of the emphysema sufferers, 57 percent
are male and 43 percent are female. While more men suffer
from the disease than women, the condition is increasing among
women.
Source:
http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/copd_factsheet.html
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