People aged 30 to 79 with COPD (GOLD definition), 2019

391·9 million

people, worldwide, ages 30 to 79

“Using the GOLD definition, we estimated that 391·9 million (95% CI 312·6-487·9) people aged 30-79 years had COPD worldwide in 2019, with most (315·5 million [246·7-399·6]; 80·5%) living in LMICs.”

Adeloye et al., Global, regional, and national prevalence of, and risk factors for, COPD in 2019, Lancet Respir Med 2022, 2022

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Peer-reviewed study

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What to know

Spirometry-based definition; with the LLN definition the same paper gives 292·0 million. GBD-based counts are lower (about 213 million).

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