Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Facts and Figures

The following information is taken from Life and Breath: Respiratory Disease in Canada, a 2007 PHAC report that utilizes the most recent available data for the surveillance of chronic respiratory diseases in Canada, and illustrates the need for action to help Canadians breathe easier.

• Prevalence of physician-diagnosed COPD, women aged 35+ years, by age group, Canada, 2000/01, 2002, 2003 and 2005
• Prevalence of physician-diagnosed COPD, men aged 35+ years, by age group, Canada, 2000/01, 2002, 2003 and 2005
• COPD hospitalization rates (per 100,000 population), adults aged 55+ years, by age group and sex, Canada, 2003/04
• COPD hospitalization rates (per 100,000), men aged 55+ years, by age group, Canada, 1989/90-2004/05
• COPD hospitalization rates (per 100,000), women aged 55+ years, by age group, Canada, 1989/90-2004/05
• Actual and projected COPD hospitalizations by sex Canada, 1979-2010
• COPD hospitalized visits and patients (per 100,000), adults aged 55+ years, Canada, 1994/95 to 2004/05 (age-standardized to 1991 Canadian population)
• ER presentations for COPD and respiratory tract infections by week in Ontario from April 2001 to March 2005 in adults over 50 years of age
• COPD mortality rates (per 100,000) by age group and sex, Canada, 2004
• COPD mortality rates (per 100,000), women by age group, Canada, 1989-2004 (age-standardized to 1991 Canadian population)
• COPD mortality rates (per 100,000), men by age group, Canada, 1989-2004 (age-standardized to 1991 Canadian population)
• Actual and projected number of deaths for COPD by Sex, Canada, 1950-2010

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