Abstract Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is associated with
significant mortality and well-defined aetiological factors. Previous reports indicate that …

Background and objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) incidence,
prevalence, mortality and socioeconomic burden are considerable and vary across …

Background Findings from studies done over the past 20 years suggest that mortality from
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is decreasing worldwide, but little …

Background: We aimed to estimate the incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years
(DALYs) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 204 countries and territories …

Background and objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most
prevalent chronic respiratory disease. This study investigated the global, regional and …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predicted to become a major
cause of death worldwide. Studies on the variability in the estimates of key epidemiological …

Background. An increase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence was
reported in Canada despite the decline of the main risk factor. Objectives. To estimate …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an increasingly important
cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality worldwide. We aimed to estimate global …

Objective To report the global, regional, and national burden of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and its attributable risk factors between 1990 and 2019, by age …

Since 2016, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been the third-leading
cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 3 million deaths (5.3% of all deaths), but with …