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Death Statistics for Types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Deaths and Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases.

Death Statistics for Types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Disease

Death Rate Estimate

US deaths estimate

Statistic Used for Calculation

Chronic lower respiratory diseases (overall) approx 1 in 2,190 or 0.05% or 124,181 people in USA 124,181 estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed
COPD approx 1 in 20 or 4.96% or 13.5 million people in USA 13.5 million Americans (NHLBI) 13.5 million Americans (NHLBI)
emphysema approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA 2 million Americans (NHLBI); 17 per 1000 - NHIS95; 2 million annually 2 million Americans (NHLBI); 17 per 1000 - NHIS95; 2 million annually
chronic bronchitis approx 1 in 22 or 4.45% or 12.1 million people in USA 12.1 million Americans (NHLBI) 12.1 million Americans (NHLBI)
cystic fibrosis approx 1 in 31,000 or 0.00% or 8,774 people in USA 1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website 1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website

Death Statistics for Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Deaths and Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).

Deaths Rate:

approx 1 in 2,190 or 0.05% or 124,181 people in USA

Types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

For more information about types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases, refer to our section on types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases. See also more information on death information for Chronic lower respiratory diseases.


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