Chronic
Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD)
(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)
Morbidity
Number
of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the
past year: 9.5 million
Percent
of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed chronic bronchitis in the
past year: 4.3
Number
of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with
emphysema: 4.1 million
Percent
of noninstitutionalized adults who have ever been diagnosed with
emphysema: 1.8
Number
of noninstitutionalized adults who currently have asthma:
16.1 million
Percent
of noninstitutionalized adults who currently have asthma: 7.3 Source: Summary
Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Tables 3
and 4
Mortality
Number
of deaths: 130,933
Deaths per 100,000 population:
44.2
Cause of death rank: 4
Source: (See chronic lower respiratory disease)
Deaths:
Final Data for 2005, Tables C, 10, 11
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More Data
Death rates for chronic lower
respiratory diseases by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1980-2004
Health, United States, 2007, Table 41
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Health
Data for All Ages
Trends
in Health and Aging
Related
Links
National Health
Interview Survey
Mortality data
Environmental
Hazards and Health Effects Program, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute
American Lung
Association
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April 11, 2008
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