In 2020, 16.8 percent of the population in the North America region had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), making it the region with the highest prevalence of COPD worldwide, followed by Sub-Saharan Africa at 15.5 percent. This statistic illustrates the prevalence rate of COPD worldwide in 2020, by region.
Prevalence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases worldwide in 2020, by region
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BMJ Open. (December 7, 2023). Prevalence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341864/prevalence-rate-of-copd-worldwide-by-region/
BMJ Open. "Prevalence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases worldwide in 2020, by region ." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341864/prevalence-rate-of-copd-worldwide-by-region/
BMJ Open. (2023). Prevalence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases worldwide in 2020, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341864/prevalence-rate-of-copd-worldwide-by-region/
BMJ Open. "Prevalence Rate of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) Cases Worldwide in 2020, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341864/prevalence-rate-of-copd-worldwide-by-region/
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Prevalence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph], BMJ Open, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341864/prevalence-rate-of-copd-worldwide-by-region/
