Impact of COPD in the US

1Data on file (analysis of NHANES III data), GlaxoSmithKline.

2National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1998. Information cited in: American Lung Association, trends in Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema: Morbidity and Mortality, December, 2000.

3Murray CJL and Lopez AD, eds. The Global Burden of Disease. Vol. 1. 1996:362.

• Affects an estimated 21.7 million Americans1

  • 6.5 Million Diagnosed
  • 4.3 Million Treated With Prescription Medications

• The fourth leading cause of death2

  • 114,000 deaths in 19982
  • Third leading cause of death by 20203

• Annual cost >$30 billion2

  • $14.7 billion in direct healthcare costs
  • $15.7 billion in indirect healthcare costs

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