| Country/Region | Extrapolated Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| COPD in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 14,574,808 | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 1,613,442 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 5,209,391 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| COPD in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 13,546 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 708,779 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 266,017 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| COPD in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 193,464 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| COPD in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 9,137,371 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 785,380 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 2,099,983 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 307,292 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 1,367,088 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 1,241,671 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| COPD in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 268,679 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 258,808 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 14,590 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 446,016 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| COPD in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 2,991,377 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 513,609 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 2,998,995 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 197,018 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 22,964 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 1,601 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 809,910 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 2,991,377 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 144,827 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| COPD in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 405,732 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 61,850 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 4,090,927 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 497,930 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 1,659 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 1,917,116 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 269,184 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 99,834 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 369,804 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| COPD in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 511,735 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 66,589 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 114,467 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 179,068 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 7,145,771 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 2,369,055 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| COPD in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 390,526 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Georgia | 232,968 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| Portugal | 522,338 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 1,999,229 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| COPD in Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Greece | 528,461 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| Italy | 2,881,529 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| COPD in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 175,937 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20,230 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 373,134 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 223,190 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 101,254 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 1,109,558 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 537,314 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| COPD in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 136,554 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
| COPD in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 751,617 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 348,000 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,310,811 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| COPD in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 64,464,864 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 340,235 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 6,319,836 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 22,100 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 1,126,532 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 2,393,955 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 1,129,128 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| COPD in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 3,419,367 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| COPD in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 1,415,200 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 7,015,060 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 108,474 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 52,861,961 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 7,901,288 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 987,940 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| COPD in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 50,587 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 11,834,981 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 301,174 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 1,167,476 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 4,280,378 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 216,093 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 3,219,428 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 4,102,749 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| COPD in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 65,762 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 3,350,342 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 1,259,405 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 307,671 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 278,497 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 112,047 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 187,472 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,280,313 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 894,219 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 125,267 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 114,710 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 993,881 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| COPD in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 3,777,886 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 279,508 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 1,943,015 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| COPD in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 148,799 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 1,030,220 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 168,285 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 563,850 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 880,991 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 538,617 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 292,031 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| COPD in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 185,748 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 473,420 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 2,894,411 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 408,904 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| COPD in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 3,540,601 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 1,636,979 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 412,176 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 1,790,278 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 1,309,810 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| COPD in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 544,891 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 81,358 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 2,206,082 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 58,032 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 547,230 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 182,243 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| COPD in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 988,336 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 198,222 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 269,021 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
| Country/Region | Extrapolated Undiagnosed Prevalence | Population Estimated Used |
| COPD in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| USA | 16,194,231 WARNING! (Details) | 293,655,4051 |
| Canada | 1,792,713 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
| Mexico | 5,788,212 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
| COPD in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belize | 15,052 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
| Guatemala | 787,532 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
| Nicaragua | 295,574 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
| COPD in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Puerto Rico | 214,961 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
| COPD in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Brazil | 10,152,634 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
| Chile | 872,644 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
| Colombia | 2,333,314 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
| Paraguay | 341,435 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
| Peru | 1,518,987 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
| Venezuela | 1,379,635 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
| COPD in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Denmark | 298,532 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
| Finland | 287,564 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
| Iceland | 16,211 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
| Sweden | 495,573 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
| COPD in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Britain (United Kingdom) | 3,323,752 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
| Belgium | 570,676 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
| France | 3,332,217 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
| Ireland | 218,909 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
| Luxembourg | 25,515 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
| Monaco | 1,779 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
| Netherlands (Holland) | 899,900 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
| United Kingdom | 3,323,752 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
| Wales | 160,919 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
| COPD in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Austria | 450,814 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
| Czech Republic | 68,723 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
| Germany | 4,545,474 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
| Hungary | 553,255 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
| Liechtenstein | 1,843 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
| Poland | 2,130,129 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
| Slovakia | 299,093 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
| Slovenia | 110,926 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
| Switzerland | 410,893 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
| COPD in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Belarus | 568,594 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
| Estonia | 73,988 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
| Latvia | 127,185 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
| Lithuania | 198,965 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
| Russia | 7,939,745 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
| Ukraine | 2,632,283 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
| COPD in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Azerbaijan | 433,918 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
| Portugal | 580,375 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
| Spain | 2,221,366 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
| Georgia | 258,854 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
| COPD in the Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Italy | 3,201,698 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
| Greece | 587,179 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
| COPD in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Albania | 195,485 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,478 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
| Bulgaria | 414,594 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
| Croatia | 247,989 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
| Macedonia | 112,504 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
| Romania | 1,232,842 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 597,016 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
| COPD in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Mongolia | 151,726 | 2,751,3142 |
| COPD in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Kazakhstan | 835,130 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
| Tajikistan | 386,666 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,456,456 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
| COPD in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| China | 71,627,623 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
| Hong Kong s.a.r. | 378,039 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
| Japan | 7,022,040 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
| Macau s.a.r. | 24,556 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
| North Korea | 1,251,703 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
| South Korea | 2,659,949 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
| Taiwan | 1,254,586 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
| COPD in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Turkey | 3,799,296 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
| COPD in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Afghanistan | 1,572,445 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
| Bangladesh | 7,794,511 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
| Bhutan | 120,527 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
| India | 58,735,509 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
| Pakistan | 8,779,209 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,097,711 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
| COPD in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| East Timor | 56,208 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
| Indonesia | 13,149,978 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
| Laos | 334,638 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
| Malaysia | 1,297,195 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
| Philippines | 4,755,975 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
| Singapore | 240,104 WARNING! (Details) WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
| Thailand | 3,577,142 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
| Vietnam | 4,558,610 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
| COPD in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Gaza strip | 73,069 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
| Iran | 3,722,603 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
| Iraq | 1,399,339 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
| Israel | 341,857 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
| Jordan | 309,441 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
| Kuwait | 124,497 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
| Lebanon | 208,302 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,422,570 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
| Syria | 993,577 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 139,186 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
| West Bank | 127,456 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
| Yemen | 1,104,312 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
| COPD in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Egypt | 4,197,651 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
| Libya | 310,565 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
| Sudan | 2,158,905 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
| COPD in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Congo Brazzaville | 165,333 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
| Ghana | 1,144,689 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
| Liberia | 186,983 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
| Niger | 626,500 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
| Nigeria | 978,879 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
| Senegal | 598,463 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
| Sierra leone | 324,479 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
| COPD in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Central African Republic | 206,386 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
| Chad | 526,022 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
| Congo kinshasa | 3,216,012 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
| Rwanda | 454,338 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
| COPD in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Ethiopia | 3,934,001 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
| Kenya | 1,818,866 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
| Somalia | 457,974 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
| Tanzania | 1,989,198 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
| Uganda | 1,455,345 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
| COPD in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Angola | 605,434 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
| Botswana | 90,398 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
| South Africa | 2,451,202 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
| Swaziland | 64,480 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
| Zambia | 608,034 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
| Zimbabwe | 202,492 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
| COPD in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
| Australia | 1,098,151 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
| New Zealand | 220,247 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 298,912 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
The word 'prevalence' of COPD usually means the estimated population
of people who are managing COPD at any given time (i.e. people with COPD).
The term 'incidence' of COPD means the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of COPD diagnosed each year (i.e. getting COPD).
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short 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.