World COPD Day
November 20, 2019

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to progressive, incurable lung diseases (e.g., emphysema, chronic bronchitis, refractory asthma, etc.).

Did you know?

  • By 2030, COPD will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. 1
  • Employees with COPD use more health care, are absent from work longer, are disabled longer, and are less productive. The indirect costs of COPD are high and only likely to grow. 2
  • Air pollution is responsible for 43% of COPD disease. 3

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  1. World Health Organization.  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Fact Sheet. January 2015. 
    http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs315/en/
  2. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD affects worker productivity and health care costs. July 30, 2018.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6072680/
  3. World Health Organization. Global Health Observatory (GHO) data. https://www.who.int/gho/phe/outdoor_air_pollution/en/

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