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Prevalence and Incidence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Contents
  1. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Introduction
  2. Undiagnosed
  3. Statistics
  4. Prevalence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases
  5. About prevalence and incidence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases
  6. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Introduction

Prevalance of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed ... see also overview of Chronic lower respiratory diseases.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 8 or 11.76% or 32 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

For details see prevalence of types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

Chronic lower respiratory diseases Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Incidence of types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

For details see incidence of types of Chronic lower respiratory diseases analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

Undiagnosed prevalence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

estimated 15 million ... see also misdiagnosis of Chronic lower respiratory diseases.

Undiagnosed prevalence rate:

approx 1 in 18 or 5.51% or 15 million people in USA [about data] ... Note: this rate calculation uses the following statistic: estimated 15 million

Prevelance statistics for 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)
  • more statistics...»

Death statistics for Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

  • 62,005 female deaths in the USA 2000 (American Heart Association, 2002)
  • 60,004 male deaths in the USA 2000 (American Heart Association, 2002)
  • 26.0 per 100,000 people in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
  • 54.0 per 100,000 men died from chronic lower respiratory diseases in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
  • 37.6 per 100,000 women died from chronic lower respiratory diseases in USA 2001 (NCHS, 2003)
  • more statistics...»

More Statistics about Chronic lower respiratory diseases:

  • Deaths and related statistics
  • Hospitalization statistics
  • All statistics for Chronic lower respiratory diseases

    Prevalence/Incidence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Chronic lower respiratory diseases.

    Whooping cough: Causes and incidence
    (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

    Whooping cough is usually transmitted by the direct inhalation of contaminated droplets from a patient in the acute stage; it may also be spread indirectly through soiled linen and other articles contaminated by respiratory secretions.

    Whooping cough is endemic throughout the world, usually occurring in late winter and early spring. In about 50% of cases, it strikes unimmunized children younger than age 1, because the immunization series hasn’t been completed and the child has had contact with an adult harboring the organisms.

    » READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

    Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The 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. The term 'incidence' of Chronic lower respiratory diseases refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Chronic lower respiratory diseases diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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