Prognosis of Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Life Expectancy and Survival Rates

Average life years lost from Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 11.3 years for chronic lung disease (SEER)¹; 13.0 in North Carolina²; 4.5 average YPLL/person for chronic lower respiratory disease in Michigan³. ...see also deaths and Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).

Cause of death rank: 5th top cause of death in 1999 is "Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease" (CDC)

Estimated mortality rate for Chronic lower respiratory diseases from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 124,181 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).)
• Incidence: 32,000,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: estimated 32 million including 15 million undiagnosed
• 0.39% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Chronic lower respiratory diseases and Overview of Chronic lower respiratory diseases.

Death Statistics for Chronic lower respiratory diseases

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to 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 death statistics...»

Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Research More

• Chronic lower respiratory diseases: Introduction
• Deaths: Chronic lower respiratory diseases

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Chronic lower respiratory diseases usually refers to the likely outcome of Chronic lower respiratory diseases. The prognosis of Chronic lower respiratory diseases may include the duration of Chronic lower respiratory diseases, chances of complications of Chronic lower respiratory diseases, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Chronic lower respiratory diseases, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Chronic lower respiratory diseases. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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