Trends in COPD by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Age | American Lung Association

Trends in COPD by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Age
			Non-Hispanic
	Total ⁽²⁾		White		Black		Other		Hispanic
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
2019	11,569,331	4.6%	8,892,011	5.6%	1,109,213	3.8%	520,342	2.5%	1,047,766	2.5%
2020	12,544,311	5.0%	9,789,095	6.2%	1,374,106	4.7%	662,997	3.0%	718,114	1.7%
2021	11,700,060	4.6%	9,105,448	5.7%	1,286,809	4.4%	494,863	2.3%	812,941	1.9%
2022	11,683,863	4.6%	8,787,343	5.6%	1,234,630	4.1%	628,880	2.8%	1,033,009	2.3%

	Male		Female		18-44		45-64		65+
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
2019	4,927,122	4.1%	6,642,209	5.1%	1,520,057	1.3%	4,559,776	5.5%	5,489,499	10.3%
2020	5,245,330	4.3%	7,298,981	5.6%	1,699,743	1.5%	4,942,827	6.0%	5,901,742	10.8%
2021	4,829,624	4.0%	6,870,437	5.3%	1,477,146	1.3%	4,273,104	5.3%	5,949,810	10.5%
2022	5,093,988	4.1%	6,589,874	5.0%	1,736,051	1.5%	4,429,644	5.4%	5,518,168	9.7%

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022. Analysis by the American Lung Assocation Research and Program Services Division using SPSS software.

COPD prevalence was defined as answering yes to "Have you EVER been told by a doctor or other health professional that you had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, C.O.P.D., emphysema, or chronic bronchitis?"
Due to rounding, numbers across may not sum up to totals.