| Global | Small hospitals | Medium hospitals | Large hospitals | p-value# | |
| Units n/N | 422/425 | 139/140 | 144/145 | 139/140 | |
| Respiratory outpatient clinic % | 90.0 (44.9–100) | 82.7 (30–100) | 91.7 (33.3–100) | 95.7 (78.6–100) | 0.001 |
| COPD outpatient clinic % | 61.8 (0–82.1) | 50.4 (15–90) | 61.8 (6.7–100) | 73.4 (0–100) | <0.001 |
| Respiratory ward % | 78.9 (0–100) | 60.4 (25–100) | 82.6 (33.3–100) | 93.5 (0–100) | <0.001 |
| Admission ward for COPD % | 65.4 (26.5–100) | 51.1 (16.7–100) | 72.2 (0–100) | 72.7 (25–100) | <0.001 |
| System of specialty triage % | 32.0 (0–100) | 25.2 (0–100) | 32.6 (0–100) | 38.1 (0–100) | 0.067 |
| Emergency department % | 80.1 (50–100) | 68.3 (21.1–100) | 85.4 (60–100) | 86.3 (50–100) | <0.001 |
| High-dependency unit % | 49.3 (10–100) | 45.3 (0–100) | 45.1 (0–100) | 57.6 (0–100) | 0.059 |
| Beds in the high-dependency unit n | 7.1 (2.0–11.2) | 5.9 (2–9) | 6.8 (2–16.3) | 8.2 (3.3–19) | 0.061 |
| Offer noninvasive ventilation for acidotic patients % | 89.6 (60–100) | 84.2 (62.5–100) | 87.5 (33.3–100) | 97.1 (75–100) | 0.001 |
| Offer invasive ventilation for acidotic patients % | 75.8 (33.3–100) | 66.2 (28.6–100) | 81.2 (33.3–100) | 79.9 (0–100) | 0.005 |
| Access to respiratory rehabilitation programmes % | 50.0 (0–90.9) | 41.7 (10–92.3) | 85.7 (0–100) | 60.4 (0–100) | 0.006 |
| Access to palliative care service % | 59.7 (4.5–100) | 52.5 (0–100) | 63.2 (0–91.8) | 63.3 (0–100) | 0.107 |
Data are presented as mean (intercountry range), unless otherwise stated. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. #: Chi-squared test or ANOVA, as appropriate.