Comparison of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence for those aged≥30 yrs by region, 1990 and 2000
| Region | Current 2000 estimates % | Estimates based on GBD 1990 data % | Published prevalence based on spirometry % | |||
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| AFR D | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | <1.0 | |
| AFR E | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | ||
| AMR A | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.0–5.0 | 2.0–4.0 |
| AMR B | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.0–4.0 | |
| AMR D | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | ||
| EMR B | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 |
| EMR D | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| EUR A | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.0–7.0 | 2.0–6.0 |
| EUR B | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 3.0–8.0 | 2.0–5.0 |
| EUR C | 2.0 | 1.5 | ¶ | ¶ | ||
| SEAR B | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||
| SEAR D | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | <2.0 | <1.0 |
| WPR A | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 2.0–3.0 |
| WPR B | 2.8# | 1.5# | 4.8# | 4.5# | >3.0# | <3.0# |
GBD: Global Burden of Disease Study; A: very low child and adult mortality; B: low child and adult mortality; C: low child mortality and high adult mortality; D: high child and adult mortality; E: high child mortality and very high adult mortality; AFR: Africa; AMR: Americas; EMR: Eastern Mediterranean; EUR: Europe; SEAR: South-East Asia; WPR: Western Pacific. #: aged ≥15 yrs; ¶: included with EUR B.