COPD caused 3.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015 – up almost 12% from 1990 as population growth and ageing outweighed any downward trend in age-standardised death rates. The prevalence of the disease has also increased by 44.2% from 1990 to a sobering 174.5 million people. One of Australia’s nearest neighbours, Papua New Guinea, shares the ...
COPD
COPD and asthma contribute to global burden of disease
By Mardi Chapman
17 Aug 2017