Table 1.

Current adult prevalence and mortality rates of COPD

	Total		Non-Hispanic White		Non-Hispanic Black		Hispanic		Non-Hispanic
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Males	59,221	51.2	52,762	54.5	3,763	42.1	1,566	26.0	57,492	52.5
Females	63,062	36.2	58,190	40.5	2,850	18.9	1,309	14.4	61,618	37.5
Totals	122,283	41.9	110,952	45.9	6,613	27.3	2,875	18.9	119,110	43.3

Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, 2006; American Lung Association, 2007

Notes: (1) Rates are per 100,000 population and age-adjusted mortality rates are per 100,000 population.

(2) Hispanics are not mutually exclusive from Whites, African Americans, Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska