Table 1.

Mortality and ICU admission rates for AECOPD stays (2016–2021).

	Stays	Deaths	Mortality rate	ICU admission rate
Years 2016–2019	427,165	26,562	6.2%	21.5%
Years 2020–2021*	138,725	10,322	7.4%	21.3%
with COVID-19 AD	2,105	424	20.1%	32.4%
without COVID-19 AD	136,620	9,898	7.2%	21.1%

AECOPD, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICU, intensive care unit; AD, associated diagnosis.

* December 2021 data are not included.