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. 2019 Jun;11(6):2643–2655. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.06.08

Table 2. 2000–2016 age-adjusted CRD mortality rate, both sexes, per 100,000 population, in countries with more than 50% decline.

Year Cause of death Countries/% of decline
Grenada, 65% Republic of Moldova, 60% Kyrgyzstan, 58% Uzbekistan, 58% Lithuania, 55% Republic of Korea, 54% Brazil, 51%
2000 All CRD 52.2 45.4 97.1 41.7 23.0 41.0 79.6
COPD 34.1 39.2 85.7 27.7 19.2 19.0 56.2
Asthma 2.2 3.1 5.2 9.8 1.8 14.3 3.4
2010 All CRD 27.4 36.6 58.5 16.8 15.3 22.8 47.9
COPD 18.7 32.5 54.8 9.4 12.9 13.8 35.2
Asthma 3.2 1.4 2.6 4.7 0.7 3.7 2.0
2015 All CRD 19.4 20.3 37.9 17.4 12.6 19.9 40.7
COPD 14.3 17.3 35.5 9.1 10.1 12.3 29.8
Asthma 1.7 0.6 1.3 4.3 0.8 2.4 1.3
2016 All CRD 18.5 18.1 40.7 17.3 10.4 19.0 39.2
COPD 13.1 16.0 37.8 9.1 8.3 11.7 28.7
Asthma 2.6 0.6 1.4 4.3 0.5 2.4 1.3

CRD, chronic respiratory diseases; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.