Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Adults Aged 18 Years and Older: United States, 2023

In 2023, the age-adjusted prevalence of diagnosed COPD among adults age 18 and older was 3.8%, and women were more likely to have COPD than men. COPD increased with increasing age. Asian non-Hispanic adults were less likely than adults of all other racial and ethnic groups to have COPD. The prevalence of COPD decreased with increasing family income. Adults living in the Midwest and South were more likely to have COPD than those living in the Northeast and West. Adults with fair or poor health were about five times as likely to have COPD than adults with excellent, very good, or good health. The percentage of COPD increased with increasing level of difficulties in functioning.