| Trends in COPD Mortality by Sex and Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Total Population | Male | Female | White | Black | Other | Hispanic | |||||||
| Year | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| 1999 | 119,524 | 43.7 | 60,795 | 57.4 | 58,729 | 35.7 | 108,609 | 47.0 | 6,706 | 29.9 | 1,329 | 19.8 | 2,539 | 21.6 |
| 2000 | 117,522 | 42.6 | 58,372 | 54.5 | 59,150 | 35.6 | 107,065 | 45.9 | 6,383 | 28.0 | 1,351 | 19.2 | 2,397 | 19.5 |
| 2001 | 118,744 | 42.3 | 58,218 | 53.1 | 60,526 | 35.9 | 108,036 | 45.9 | 6,412 | 27.7 | 1,415 | 18.7 | 2,558 | 19.5 |
| 2002 | 120,555 | 42.4 | 59,133 | 53.1 | 61,422 | 36.0 | 109,408 | 46.0 | 6,647 | 28.4 | 1,419 | 17.6 | 2,771 | 20.1 |
| 2003 | 122,283 | 42.3 | 59,221 | 51.9 | 63,062 | 36.5 | 110,952 | 46.1 | 6,613 | 27.6 | 1,545 | 18.2 | 2,875 | 19.9 |
| 2004 | 118,171 | 40.3 | 57,260 | 49.2 | 60,911 | 34.9 | 107,293 | 44.2 | 6,330 | 25.9 | 1,503 | 16.9 | 2,826 | 18.5 |
| 2005 | 127,049 | 42.6 | 61,120 | 51.2 | 65,929 | 37.2 | 114,862 | 46.7 | 7,134 | 28.5 | 1,631 | 17.2 | 3,209 | 19.9 |
| 2006 | 120,970 | 39.8 | 57,964 | 47.5 | 63,006 | 35.1 | 109,313 | 43.8 | 6,714 | 26.2 | 1,665 | 16.6 | 3,053 | 18.0 |
| 2007 | 124,477 | 40.2 | 59,961 | 47.9 | 64,516 | 35.3 | 112,329 | 44.4 | 6,937 | 26.5 | 1,744 | 16.4 | 3,292 | 18.4 |
| 2008 | 137,693 | 43.6 | 65,936 | 51.5 | 71,757 | 38.6 | 124,076 | 48.2 | 7,787 | 29.0 | 1,917 | 17.1 | 3,678 | 19.5 |
| 2009 | 133,965 | 41.6 | 63,899 | 48.6 | 70,066 | 37.1 | 120,593 | 46.2 | 7,539 | 27.1 | 1,887 | 16.1 | 3,724 | 18.8 |
| 2010 | 134,676 | 41.1 | 64,140 | 47.9 | 70,536 | 36.8 | 120,805 | 45.8 | 7,752 | 27.2 | 1,982 | 16.2 | 3,880 | 18.6 |
| 2011 | 139,598 | 41.5 | 66,259 | 47.8 | 73,339 | 37.4 | 125,012 | 46.4 | 8,095 | 27.5 | 2,147 | 16.2 | 4,111 | 18.3 |
| 2012 | 139,958 | 40.5 | 66,316 | 46.3 | 73,642 | 36.7 | 124,957 | 45.4 | 8,316 | 27.2 | 2,153 | 15.0 | 4,200 | 17.7 |
| 2013 | 145,575 | 41.1 | 68,907 | 46.6 | 76,668 | 37.4 | 129,567 | 46.2 | 8,825 | 27.6 | 2,354 | 15.5 | 4,500 | 17.8 |
| 2014 | 143,450 | 39.4 | 68,064 | 44.5 | 75,386 | 35.9 | 127,356 | 44.6 | 8,771 | 26.4 | 2,394 | 14.6 | 4,494 | 16.7 |
| 2015 | 151,426 | 40.6 | 71,110 | 45.1 | 80,316 | 37.4 | 134,109 | 46.1 | 9,361 | 27.3 | 2,538 | 14.3 | 4,854 | 16.9 |
| 2016 | 151,078 | 39.6 | 71,689 | 44.3 | 79,389 | 36.3 | 133,226 | 45.0 | 9,887 | 27.7 | 2,593 | 13.9 | 4,953 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | 156,637 | 39.9 | 73,621 | 44.1 | 83,016 | 37.0 | 137,744 | 45.6 | 10,264 | 27.9 | 2,815 | 14.1 | 5,277 | 16.5 |
| 2018 | 156,045 | 38.7 | 73,887 | 42.9 | 82,158 | 35.8 | 136,614 | 44.3 | 10,759 | 28.2 | 2,798 | 13.4 | 5,424 | 16.2 |
| 2019 | 153,455 | 37.2 | 73,887 | 40.8 | 81,153 | 34.6 | 134,479 | 42.7 | 10,501 | 26.5 | 2,741 | 12.5 | 5,335 | 15.3 |
| 2020 | 148,512 | 35.3 | 72,302 | 39.2 | 77,252 | 32.3 | 128,774 | 40.4 | 11,108 | 27.3 | 2,781 | 11.9 | 5,503 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 138,825 | 33.7 | 66,098 | 36.8 | 72,727 | 31.5 | 120,125 | 39.2 | 10,198 | 25.4 | 2,511 | 11.1 | 5,113 | 14.0 |
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. CDC Wonder On-line Database, compiled from Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2021, 2023.
- Age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 population and should be used for comparisons as they account for important underlying differences between populations.
- Deaths are coded by the 10th revision of International Classification of Diseases, codes J40-J44, J47.
