Higher Percentage Of Women Than Men Have COPD In Five Most Populous States

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) traditionally was considered a man’s disease, but it now kills more women in the United States than men. Women account for 58 percent of the 14.7 million people in the U.S. living with the disease and 53 percent of those who die from it, according to the American Lung Association. Nearly 8 percent of women in the U.S. have reported a COPD diagnosis, compared with just under 6 percent of men.

For more, read Anna Gorman’s “‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.”

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<h1>Higher Percentage Of Women Than Men Have COPD In Five Most Populous States</h1>
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			April 11, 2018		</time>
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<p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html">COPD</a>) traditionally was considered a man’s disease, but it now kills more women in the United States than men. Women account for 58 percent of the<a href="http://www.lung.org/assets/documents/research/rise-of-copd-in-women-full.pdf"> 14.7 million people in the U.S</a>. living with the disease and 53 percent of those who die from it, according to the American Lung Association. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27185520">Nearly 8 percent of women</a> in the U.S. have reported a COPD diagnosis, compared with just under 6 percent of men.</p><p>For more, read Anna Gorman’s “<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/scary-lung-disease-now-afflicts-more-women-than-men-in-u-s/">‘Scary’ Lung Disease Now Afflicts More Women Than Men In U.S.</a>”</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/higher-percentage-of-women-than-men-have-copd-in-five-most-populous-states/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/higher-percentage-of-women-than-men-have-copd-in-five-most-populous-states/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/higher-percentage-of-women-than-men-have-copd-in-five-most-populous-states/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Higher%20Percentage%20Of%20Women%20Than%20Men%20Have%20COPD%20In%20Five%20Most%20Populous%20States&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FMjc0MzI4&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/multimedia/higher-percentage-of-women-than-men-have-copd-in-five-most-populous-states/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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