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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 approximately 9,700 in 2024, an increase of 20%
  • The number of emergency admissions for COPD per 1,000 elderly changed little during the period from 2015 to 2019, but in the period from 2022 to 2024, the rate has been lower than before the pandemic
  • The geographical variation is moderate