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Deaths from Lung conditions

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

Pneumonia: 61,777 people died from pneumonia each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
Lung cancer: 160,440 estimated deaths for lung/bronchial cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: 335 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Chronic Bronchitis: 1,172 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Emphysema: 17,787 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
COPD: 124,181 annual deaths; 5.2% of deaths (CDC/1999).
Cystic fibrosis: 485 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
bronchiectasis: 970 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Asthma: 5,637 deaths in 1995 (NHLBI); 4,657 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); approximately 5,000 deaths annually (NIAID)
Sarcoidosis: 572 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Drowning: 3,529 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 1.8 per 100,000 in Canada 1997¹
Pneumococcal pneumonia: 40,000 deaths
Pneumonitis: 15,268 deaths reported in USA 1999 for pneumonitis due to solids/liquids (NVSR Sep 2001)
Respiratory conditions: 233,659 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Silicosis: 82 deaths in America 2001(NCHS, 2003)
Suffocation: 10,376 annual cases in USA 1995 (IOM); 6.1 per 100,000 in Canada 1997¹
Tuberculosis: 930 reported deaths in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001)
Flu: 63,730 annual deaths for influenza and pneumonia (NVSR Sep 2001); estimated 20,000 deaths from flu (NIAID)
Respiratory failure: 3,597 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Pulmonary edema: 746 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Pulmonary embolism: 9,000 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Pulmonary thromboembolism: 9,000 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Adult respiratory distress syndrome: 2,125 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
Respiratory distress syndrome: 1,024 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
pneumoconiosis: 1,110 deaths in America 2001(NCHS, 2003)
Acute Bronchitis: 388 deaths reported in USA 1999 for acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis (NVSR Sep 2001)

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

123,013 people died from chronic pulmonary disease each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
Chronic pulmonary disease is ranked the fourth leading cause of death in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)

Deaths from Lung conditions: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to death from Lung conditions: