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Diseases » COPD » Deaths

Deaths from COPD

Deaths from COPD: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).

Deaths from types of COPD: for details see deaths from types of COPD analysis; summary of available deaths by type data:

Chronic bronchitis: 1,172 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Pulmonary emphysema: 17,787 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)

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

Death rate extrapolations for USA for COPD: 124,181 per year, 10,348 per month, 2,388 per week, 340 per day, 14 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).

Deaths information for COPD: In 1990, it was estimated that there were 84,000 deaths due to COPD, approximately 34 per 100,000 people. (Source: excerpt from What is COPD: NHLBI)

Death statistics for COPD: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and COPD:

Caused 6,114 deaths from "COPD and allied conditions" in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Caused 3,628 male deaths from "COPD and allied conditions" in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Caused 2,486 female deaths from "COPD and allied conditions" in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
4.8% of all deaths from "COPD and allied conditions" in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
4,039 African American male deaths in America 1998 (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
3,166 African American female deaths in America 1998 (CBCF Health Organisation, 2004)
52,128 deaths from COPD in women in the US ((The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
COPD death rate higher in men than in women in the US ((The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
24.7 cases in men per 100,000 population in the US ((The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
16.5 cases in women per 100,000 population in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
2,270 women died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
3,327 men died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
3.5% of all female deaths was due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
4.8% of all male deaths was due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia 2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Death statistics by age for chronic lower respiratory diseases in USA:
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 5.2% of deaths for any age in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic respiratory disease from perinatal period caused 2.7% of deaths for non-neonate infants in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 1.4% of deaths for age 5-9 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory disease caused 2.2% of deaths for age 10-14 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 0.8% of deaths for age 15-19 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 2.0% of deaths for age 45-54 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 4.7% of deaths for age 55-64 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 6.0% of deaths for age 65 and over years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 7.2% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 7.0% of deaths for age 75-84 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- chronic lower respiratory diseases caused 4.2% of deaths for age 85 and over in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
Death statistics by state in Australia:
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 44.5 male deaths per 100,000 population in New South Wales 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 48.1 male deaths per 100,000 population in Victoria 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 49.9 male deaths per 100,000 population in Queensland 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 39.1 male deaths per 100,000 population in Western Australia 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 43.7 male deaths per 100,000 population in South Australia 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 63.4 male deaths per 100,000 population in Tasmania 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 40.1 male deaths per 100,000 population in Australian Capital Territory 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 98.2 male deaths per 100,000 population in Northern Territory 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 21.8 female deaths per 100,000 population in New South Wales 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 21.4 female deaths per 100,000 population in Victoria 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 20.3 female deaths per 100,000 population in Queensland 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 18.5 female deaths per 100,000 population in Western Australia 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 18.4 female deaths per 100,000 population in South Australia 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 32.4 female deaths per 100,000 population in Tasmania 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 26.6 female deaths per 100,000 population in Australian Capital Territory 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 49.4 female deaths per 100,000 population in Northern Territory 2000-2002 (AIHW National Mortality Database, Australia’s Health 2004)