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<QuickStats> Trends in prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) among Korean adults aged ≥ 40, 2007-2017
- Date2019-02-07 18:42
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) among Korean adults aged ≥ 40, 2007-2017
The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among Korea adults aged 40 years and over decreased to 11.6% in 2017, a reduction of 3.6 percentage points (%p) from 15.2% in 2007. The reduction width among men was slightly bigger than that among women. The 2017 data indicated that the prevalence of COPD among men (18.2%) was three folds higher than that among women (5.9%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among Korea adults aged 40 years and over decreased to 11.6% in 2017, a reduction of 3.6 percentage points (%p) from 15.2% in 2007. The reduction width among men was slightly bigger than that among women. The 2017 data indicated that the prevalence of COPD among men (18.2%) was three folds higher than that among women (5.9%) (Figure A).
Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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