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Prevalence Statistics for Types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Prevalence Statistics for Types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

The information below shows a list of types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (overall)	approx 1 in 8 or 11.76% or 32 million people in USA	31,999,999	estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed
COPD	approx 1 in 20 or 4.96% or 13.5 million people in USA	13,500,000	13.5 million Americans (NHLBI)
emphysema	approx 1 in 136 or 0.74% or 2 million people in USA	1,999,999	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	12,099,999	12.1 million Americans (NHLBI)
cystic fibrosis	approx 1 in 31,000 or 0.00% or 8,774 people in USA	8,774	1 per 31,000 Asian American newborns suffer from cystic fibrosis in the US, genetics Home Reference website

Prevalence Statistics for Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Prevalance of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 8 or 11.76% or 32 million people in USA [about data]

Prevelance statistics about Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

71,900 home health care patients had chronic pulmonary disease as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
5.3% of home health care patients had chronic pulmonary disease as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
4,500 hospice care patients had chronic pulmonary disease as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)
4.3% of hospice care patients had chronic pulmonary disease as a primary diagnosis in the US 2000 (National Home and Hospice Care Survey, NCHS, CDC)

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.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Chronic lower respiratory diseases usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Chronic lower respiratory diseases at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Chronic lower respiratory diseases is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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