Table 4.
Summary of overall COPD cases and prevalence rates in people aged 30 years or more (estimates derived from epidemiological model)
| 1990 |
2010 |
% increase in COPD cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (millions) | Prevalence (%) | Cases (millions) | Prevalence (%) | ||
|
World |
227.3 |
10.7 (7.3–14.0) |
384.0 |
11.7 (8.4–15.0) |
68.9 |
|
AFRO |
14.1 |
9.8 (8.9–10.7) |
28.5 |
11.4 (10.5–12.3) |
102.1 |
|
AMRO |
41.6 |
13.3 (12.9–13.7) |
72.0 |
15.2 (14.9–15.5) |
73.1 |
|
EMRO |
13.4 |
11.8 (10.1–13.5) |
29.3 |
13.4 (11.8–15.1) |
118.7 |
|
EURO |
54.2 |
11.8 (11.6–12.0) |
66.4 |
13.7 (13.5–13.9) |
22.5 |
|
SEARO |
44.5 |
7.9 (7.5–8.4) |
75.1 |
9.7 (9.3–10.1) |
68.8 |
|
WPRO |
59.5 |
9.2 (9.0–9.4) |
112.7 |
11.1 (10.9–11.3) |
89.4 |
|
Urban |
120.9 |
13.2 (10.0–16.4) |
230.3 |
13.6 (11.2–16.9) |
90.5 |
| Rural | 106.3 | 8.8 (6.5–11.1) | 153.7 | 9.7 (7.6–11.8) | 44.6 |
COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease