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Pulmonology

Emergency admissions for COPD

75 years and older

  • The number of emergency admissions for COPD among the elderly increased from 8,100 in 2015 to 10,100 in 2025, an increase of 25%
  • The number of emergency admissions for COPD per 1,000 elderly changed little from 2015 to 2019, but in the period from 2022 to 2025 the rate has been lower than before the pandemic
  • Geographical variation is moderate