In 2021, around 2.7 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 44 years had COPD, compared to 13 percent of those aged 75 years and older. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age
Self-reported physician-diagnosed COPD was
defined as a “yes” response to the question, “Has a doctor,
nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, emphysema,
or chronic bronchitis?”
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CDC, & MMWR. (November 17, 2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/
CDC, MMWR. (2023). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Copd) in 2011 and 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2011 and 2021, by age [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1440082/copd-prevalence-among-adults-us-by-age/
