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4. Disease Statistics Data Points for Graphics

Deaths by Major Causes, U.S., 2004
Other 54.4
Blood** 0.4
CVD 36.3
Lung* 8.9
*Excludes 13,000 deaths from pulmonary heart disease (0.5%).
**Excludes 214,000 deaths from blood-clotting disorders (8.9%).

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Deaths From Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases, U.S., 2004
Lung 19.6
Blood 0.8
CVD* 79.6
*CVD involving blood clotting (24.6%)

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Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 2004
Stroke 17.2
AMI 18
Other CHD 33.9
Other CVD* 25.7
PulmonaryEmbolism 0.9
OtherAtherosclerosis 4.1
*Includes cardiac dysrhythmias, hypertensive disease, and other heart and blood vessel diseases.

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Deaths From Lung Diseases, U.S., 2004
Airway Diseases 53.7
PulmonaryCirculation 5.7
Neonatal 2.2
Pneumonia 26.4
Interstitial/Other 11.9

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Deaths From Blood Diseases, U.S., 2004
OtherAtherosclerosis 1.8
PulmonaryEmbolism 3.6
Stroke 42.6
Bleeding and Red Cell Diseases 4
AMI 48
Source: Estimated by the NHLBI from Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 1900–2005*
Year Total CVD Heart Disease CHD Stroke
1900 52.766 27.427   21.353
1910 136.357 75.429   45.461
1920 243.18 137.374   80.019
1930 384.289 251.153   104.345
1940 538.47 385.191   119.753
1950 745.074 537.629 396.055 156.751
1960 923.635 661.712 546.366 193.588
1970 1024.501 735.542 666.665 207.166
1980 993.348 761.085 635.677 170.225
1990 920.245 720.058 558.291 144.088
2000 941.526 710.76 515.204 167.661
2005 857.965 649.399 443.891 143.497
2010        
*Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Death Rates* for Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 1900–2005**
  CVD Heart Disease CHD Stroke
1900 264.3 137.4   106.9
1910 287.2 158.9   95.8
1920 282.5 159.6   93.0
1930 327.8 214.2   89.0
1940 406.6 292.5   90.9
1950 494.4 356.8 262.8 104.0
1960 515.1 369.0 304.7 108.0
1970 504.2 362.0 328.1 101.9
1980 438.5 336.0 280.5 75.1
1990 370.0 289.5 224.3 57.9
2000 342.1 258.2 187.2 60.9
2005 289.4 219.1 149.8 48.4
2010        
*Not age-adjusted.
**Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Death: Death Rates, U.S., 2005*
Deaths/100,000 Population
Cause of Death
1 = Heart* 149.8 69.3 219.1
2 = Cancer
   188.7  
3 = Stroke   48.4  
4 = COPD†   44.2  
5 = Accidents
   38.8  
6 = Diabetes
   25.2  
7 = Influenza and Pneumonia
   24.2  
8 = Alzheimer's Disease
   21.2  
9 = Nephritis
   14.7  
10 = Septicemia
   11.5  
*Data for 2005 are preliminary.
* *Includes 149.8 deaths per 100,000 population from CHD.
† COPD and allied conditions (including asthma); the term in the ICD/10 is "chronic lower respiratory diseases."
‡ Based on the average remaining years of life up to age 77 years.
Note: Diseases shown in bold (Heart Disease, Stroke, COPD) are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Death Among Minority Groups, U.S., 2004
Black Percent of
All Deaths
Septicemia 2.1
HIV Infection 2.5
COPD 2.6
Nephritis 2.7
Homicide 2.8
Accidents 4.4
Diabetes 4.5
Stroke 6.3
Cancer 21.8
Heart 25.8

Note: Diseases shown in bold (Heart, Stroke, COPD) are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Hispanic Percent of
All Deaths
Perinatal 2.2
Pneumonia 2.4
COPD 2.5
Homicide 2.7
Cirrhosis 2.8
Diabetes 4.9
Stroke 5.5
Accidents 8.5
Cancer 20
Heart 22.7

Note: Diseases shown in bold (Heart, Stroke, COPD) are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Asian* Percent of
All Deaths
Alzheimer's 1.3
Nephritis 1.8
Suicide 1.9
COPD 2.9
Pneumonia 3.1
Diabetes 3.6
Accidents 4.8
Stroke 8.6
Heart 24.6
Cancer 26.8

* Includes deaths among individuals of Asian extraction and Asian-Pacific Islanders.
Note: Diseases shown in bold (Heart, Stroke, COPD) are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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American Indian** Percent of
All Deaths
Nephritis 1.9
Pneumonia 2.2
Suicide 3.1
COPD 3.7
Stroke 4.4
Cirrhosis 4.4
Diabetes 5.7
Accidents 11.6
Cancer 18.2
Heart 19.8

** Includes deaths among Aleuts and Eskimos.
Note: Diseases shown in bold (Heart, Stroke, COPD) are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths Attributed to Heart Failure,* U.S., 1970–2004
Year Deaths (Thousands)
1970 136
  141
  149
  155
  155
1975 156
  162
  164
  169
  235
1980 248
  244
  246
  252
  254
1985 259
  260
  261
  267
  265
1990 270
  272
  274
  289
  284
1995 287
  284
  286
  287
  286
2000 286
2001 290
2002 287
2003 289
2004 284
* Heart failure as the underlying or contributing cause of death.
Note:  Breaks in trend line indicate change in ICD codes.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Heart Disease by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2004
Male Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 544.9 488.3 294.7 298.2 268.5
1986 532.9 474.3 288.6 292.6 261.3
1987 521.1 460.7 282.6 287.1 254.4
1988 509.5 447.5 276.7 281.6 247.6
1989 498.3 434.6 270.9 276.3 241.0
1990 487.3 422.2 265.3 271.1 234.5
1991 476.5 410.1 259.7 266.0 228.3
1992 465.9 398.3 254.3 261.0 222.2
1993 455.6 386.9 249.0 256.0 216.2
1994 445.5 375.8 243.8 251.2 210.5
1995 435.7 365.0 238.8 246.4 204.9
1996 426.1 354.5 233.8 241.8 199.4
1997 416.6 344.3 228.9 237.2 194.1
1998 407.4 334.5 224.1 232.7 188.9
1999 398.4 324.9 219.5 228.3 183.8
2000 389.6 315.6 214.9 224.0 178.9
2001 381.0 306.5 210.4 219.8 174.2
2002 372.5 297.7 206.0 215.6 169.5
2003 364.3 289.2 201.7 211.6 165.0
2004 356.2 280.9 197.5 207.6 160.6
Female Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 367.4 292.8 175.2 194.4 158.5
1986 360.2 285.9 172.3 191.3 155.0
1987 353.1 279.1 169.4 188.3 151.5
1988 346.2 272.4 166.6 185.2 148.1
1989 339.5 266.0 163.8 182.3 144.8
1990 332.8 259.6 161.0 179.4 141.6
1991 326.3 253.5 158.3 176.5 138.4
1992 319.9 247.4 155.7 173.7 135.3
1993 313.7 241.6 153.0 170.9 132.3
1994 307.5 235.8 150.5 168.1 129.4
1995 301.5 230.2 148.0 165.5 126.5
1996 295.6 224.8 145.5 162.8 123.7
1997 289.8 219.4 143.0 160.2 120.9
1998 284.2 214.2 140.6 157.6 118.2
1999 278.6 209.1 138.3 155.1 115.5
2000 273.1 204.1 136.0 152.6 113.0
2001 267.8 199.3 133.7 150.2 110.4
2002 262.6 194.6 131.4 147.8 108.0
2003 257.4 189.9 129.2 145.4 105.6
2004 252.4 185.4 127.1 143.1 103.2
*Non-Hispanic.
Note: Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Stroke by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2004
Male Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 122.38 81.65 54.12 57.98 74.11
1986 119.59 79.77 53.06 57.14 72.67
1987 116.86 77.93 52.03 56.32 71.25
1988 114.19 76.14 51.01 55.50 69.86
1989 111.59 74.38 50.01 54.70 68.50
1990 109.04 72.67 49.04 53.91 67.16
1991 106.55 70.99 48.08 53.13 65.85
1992 104.12 69.35 47.14 52.36 64.57
1993 101.75 67.76 46.22 51.61 63.31
1994 99.43 66.19 45.31 50.86 62.08
1995 97.16 64.67 44.43 50.13 60.87
1996 94.94 63.18 43.56 49.40 59.68
1997 92.77 61.72 42.71 48.69 58.51
1998 90.66 60.30 41.87 47.99 57.37
1999 88.59 58.91 41.05 47.29 56.25
2000 86.57 57.55 40.25 46.61 55.16
2001 84.59 56.22 39.46 45.94 54.08
2002 82.66 54.93 38.69 45.27 53.03
2003 80.78 53.66 37.94 44.62 51.99
2004 78.93 52.42 37.20 43.97 50.98
Female Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 103.1 74.6 48.3 49.5 61.7
1986 100.9 73.2 47.7 48.8 60.6
1987 98.8 71.8 47.2 48.1 59.5
1988 96.7 70.4 46.6 47.4 58.4
1989 94.6 69.1 46.1 46.7 57.4
1990 92.6 67.7 45.6 46.0 56.3
1991 90.6 66.4 45.0 45.3 55.3
1992 88.6 65.1 44.5 44.7 54.3
1993 86.8 63.9 44.0 44.0 53.3
1994 84.9 62.7 43.5 43.3 52.3
1995 83.1 61.4 43.0 42.7 51.4
1996 81.3 60.3 42.5 42.1 50.4
1997 79.6 59.1 42.0 41.5 49.5
1998 77.9 58.0 41.5 40.9 48.6
1999 76.2 56.8 41.0 40.3 47.7
2000 74.6 55.8 40.6 39.7 46.9
2001 73.0 54.7 40.1 39.1 46.0
2002 71.4 53.6 39.6 38.5 45.2
2003 69.9 52.6 39.2 37.9 44.3
2004 68.4 51.6 38.7 37.4 43.5
*Non-Hispanic.
Note: Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Coronary Heart Disease, U.S., 1950–2005*
Actual Rate and Expected Rates if Rise Had Continued or Reached a Plateau
  1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Actual 439.5 433.6 431.2 439.5 426.0 440.1 446.7 457.6 458.2 455.8 463.8 455.9 469.7 478.4 463.2 466.4 465.1 453.9 482.6 469.8 448.0 448.5 445.5 437.0 414.6 388.1 382.2 368.5 362.0 339.1 345.2 329.5 320.4 316.1 304.1 296.2 283.4 273.9 268.5 257.5 249.6 240.6 232.6 233.2 224.5 219.7 212.1 203.6 197.1 194.6 186.8 177.8 170.8 162.9 150.5 143.8
Expected                                     475.8 478.3 480.9 483.4 486.0 488.5 491.1 493.7 496.3 498.9 501.5 504.2 506.9 509.5 512.2 514.9 517.6 520.4 523.1 525.9 528.7 531.4 534.2 537.1 539.9 542.8 545.6 548.5 551.4 554.3 557.2 560.2 563.1 566.1 569.1 572.1 575.1 578.1
Peak                                       482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6
*Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Common Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases With High Percentage Discharged Dead From Hospitals, U.S., 1975, 1985, and 2005
Disease Percent Discharged
Dead 2005		 Percent Discharged
Dead 1985		 Percent Discharged
Dead 1975
Cardiac Dysrhythmia 1.3 7.9  
Pneumonia 3.3 7.6 6.4
Heart Failure 3 8.1  
Stroke 6.5 8.7 16.4
AMI 7.9 15.5 19.3
Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey, NCHS.

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Death Rates* for Coronary Heart Disease in Men, Ages 35–74, in Selected Countries, 1970–2004
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year Finland Australia USA England Poland France Japan
1970 701.7 652.3 651.5 509.3 177.4 148.7 93.5
  727.8 636.1 636.5 514.3 194.3 156.5 88.3
  680.1 623.3 633.5 539.3 204.8 159.6 83.7
  695.2 609.7 618.2 532.6 210.3 158.1 85.6
  699.5 609.1 587.3 535.8 212.3 163.9 84.5
1975 679.9 565.1 557.5 530.7 230.6 167.2 80.1
  699.8 553.4 540.5 526.3 244.4 160.5 77.6
  693.2 527.8 519.8 521.2 253.4 152.5 76.5
  664.1 499.2 504.1 535.9 262.8 153.8 74
  638.5 477.5 473.2 522.6 255.6 149.6 71.7
1980 616.1 449.1 465 508.8 277.2 148.3 74.5
  602.8 442.6 448 491.9 261.9 145 69.6
  598.6 427.6 433.7 484.1 265.5 145.5 66.6
  573.6 402.2 420.6 489.4 261.4 144.4 65
  561.5 380.3 401.1 477.3 283.6 143 62.5
1985 575.7 376.6 388.2 475.8 297.5 142.4 59.8
  530.7 347.9 367.7 455.7 306.8 140.1 54.5
  506.4 333.1 351.3 439.9 316.6 127.1 52.2
  477.2 318.7 337.4 420.3 310 118.5 52.2
  471 304.6 322.7 394.4 324 109.7 48.4
1990 434.5 274.9 310.5 382.7 326.4 105.7 48.9
  416.9 256.7 301.1 368.5 343.9 104.6 46.6
  407 242.6 290.3 353.1 326 100.5 44.7
  377.3 230.3 286.9 346.3 304.2 98.7 44.5
  346.4 217 276.7 315.1 280.6 94.4 48.7
1995 339.7 202.4 269 304.5 273.1 92 48.7
  319.9 195.5 259.1 288.1 266.7 90.7 57.7
  292.3 183.2 247.8 267 274.8 86.6 56.8
  287.5 171.5 236.4 257.5 282.9 85.3 56
  276.4 160.9 229.9 241 291 81.7 56.7
2000 250.1 143.6 218.1 225.1 272.1 81.7 53.7
  238.1 138.4 203.9 211.1 255.2 76.2 53.9
  230.9 127.3 198.6 196.3 235.7 72.9 53.2
  219.2   188.7   227.5   52.6
  211.2   174.3        
* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source:  World Heath Statistics Annual, World Health Organization (WHO).

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Death Rates* for Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Ages 35–74, in Selected Countries, 1970–2004
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year Finland Australia USA England Poland France Japan
1970 193 255.4 252.2 164.5 54.9 50.2 46.9
  205.4 249.1 244.3 164.4 58.3 51.7 42.9
  193 235.2 241 175.1 58.6 52.1 41.3
  187.9 225.9 231.8 175.8 62 50.1 43
  184.3 234.3 218.6 176.4 61.4 49.6 42.2
1975 179.1 213.5 205.4 173.2 66.3 51 38.1
  188.2 199.9 197.2 173.8 69.2 47.6 37.3
  171.3 199.2 190.2 169.8 70.8 44.7 35.4
  177 185.6 185 173.4 75.6 43.8 33.5
  176 169.6 170.8 170.6 71.9 41.7 31.8
1980 161.3 159.6 172.9 165.8 73.9 41 32.3
  166.1 159.2 166.9 162.5 70.5 41.6 31.7
  162.5 155.4 162.3 161.8 70.8 42 29.3
  154.6 149.6 159.8 164.6 70.2 40.2 28.6
  155 141.6 154.6 165.9 96.6 41.2 26.9
1985 154.9 138.9 148.4 164.6 79.8 39.8 25.2
  151.2 137.4 142.2 160.1 83 37.7 23.2
  153 126.2 137.8 154.8 87.6 34 21.4
  140.8 118.1 133.2 148 83.3 30.4 21.2
  129.8 113.4 126.2 143 89.5 28.2 19.5
1990 125.6 105.6 122 138.5 83.3 26.7 18.9
  113.9 95.9 118.5 134.9 94.4 25.6 17.9
  109.4 91.8 114.8 128.4 93.8 25.5 16.8
  104.9 85.4 114.3 125 89 24.6 16.7
  98.4 78.9 110.1 114.4 83 23.6 17.6
1995 92.7 72.8 107.9 109.1 82.2 22.4 17.6
  84.1 68.7 105.4 103.1 78.5 21.9 20.8
  74 65.8 100.2 96 82.6 20.3 19.7
  81.1 60.5 96.7 92.8 86.7 20.6 18.6
  69.6 53.9 95.4 85.1 90.8 19.1 18.9
2000 65.1 52.4 90.1 79.5 85.5 18.1 17.2
  59.5 46.9 84.4 73.3 80.5 18 17.4
  57.7 42.5 81.9 67.9 70.3 16.2 16.5
  53.3   77.7   68.4   16
  47.9   72.6        
* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source:  World Heath Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Percent Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Causes by Race and Sex, U.S., 1999–2005*
Percent Change
  COPD Asthma CHD Stroke
White Men -11.79 -30.55 -25.98 -26.68
Black Men -16.06 -25.47 -24.23 -22.65
White Women 2.6 -24.04 -27.22 -23.91
Black Women -1.1 -27.63 -25.99 -20.61
*  Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Death Rates for Lung Diseases in Infants, U.S., 1980–2005*
Deaths/100,000 Live Births
Year Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome		 Respiratory Distress
Syndrome		 Other Neonatal
Respiratory Disorder		 Hypoxia Pneumonia
1980 161.2 127.6 89.0 54.8 20.0
1981 154.2 109.9 86.5 51.2 15.8
1982 151.6 101.3 83.1 53.6 14.7
1983 154.1 93.5 82.2 43.6 15.2
1984 151.0 89.5 82.9 42.2 13.4
1985 149.4 90.7 86.6 40.8 13.5
1986 148.5 83.7 82.8 34.7 12.7
1987 145.1 79.6 81.2 27.5 12.7
1988 148.1 75.2 79.8 26.3 11.6
1989 147.3 83.0 72.0 23.7 11.1
1990 137.7 63.3 61.8 24.2 10.9
1991 137.5 57.7 57.1 19.3 10.4
1992 127.2 46.9 52.4 20.0 10.6
1993 123.4 41.9 48.3 18.1 9.4
1994 108.9 36.6 46.2 18.0 10.1
1995 92.1 34.5 41.4 16.2 9.0
1996 78.4 32.2 40.7 14.6 9.0
1997 81.5 30.9 38.9 15.4 7.6
1998 75.7 30.4 37.6 15.5 8.0
1999 66.9 28.0 43.4 15.5 7.8
2000 62.2 24.6 37.7 15.5 6.9
2001 55.3 25.1 37.3 13.3 7.3
2002 57.1 23.4 31.0 14.5 6.4
2003 52.9 20.3 29.8 13.6 7.1
2004 54.6 21.3 29.6 12.9 6.2
2005 50.9 20.8 28.1 12.6 5.7
*  Data for 2005 are preliminary.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Infant Mortality, U.S., 2005
Deaths Under Age 1 Per 100/000 Live Births
Cause of Mortality Percent Change
1995-2005
Necrotizing enterocolitis NA
Neonatal hemorrhage 16
Bacterial sepsis of newborn NA
Respiratory Distress Syndrome -40
Accidents and adverse effects 25
Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membrane 0.2
Newborns affected by maternal complications of pregnancy 22
Sudden InfantDeath Syndrome -45
Disorders relatingto short gestation 2
Congenital anomalies** -14†
*   Data for 2005 are preliminary.
** Congenital CVD and congenital respiratory diseases accounted for 53.7 deaths under age 1 per 100,000 live births (black bar), which is 40 percent of infant deaths due to all congenital anomalies.
†   Between 1995 and 2005, congenital CVD declined 31 percent; congenital anomalies of the respiratory system declined 15 percent; other congenital anomalies increased 2 percent.
NA:  Not available.
Note:  Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths Under Age 1 Year Due to Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases, U.S., 2005*
Congenital Anomalies of the Respiratory System 2.1
Atelectasis and Other Lung Diseases 4
BPD 0.8
RDS 3.1
Pneumonia 1
SIDS 8
Other CVD 2.1
Congenital Anomalies of the CV System 5.9
Other Diseases 73

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Death Rates* for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Men, Ages 35 and Older, in Selected Countries, 1980–2004
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year England Australia Poland Germany USA Finland France Japan
1980 146.5 136.4 121.2   83.6   56.9 44.3
1981 137.6 131.3 113.1   84.1   60.7 42.9
1982 144.3 150.4 110.8   82.3   57.8 42.3
1983 140.8 129.2 124.6   88.4   60.9 44.1
1984 144 129.5 128.8   88.3   61.3 42.1
1985 155.6 139 139.9   91.7   65 44.1
1986 147.9 119.6 126.4   90.8   66.8 40.5
1987 131.7 123.9 115.1   88.9 75.8 56.7 38.4
1988 133 125.5 100.7   91 74.1 54.9 39.2
1989 137.1 136 100.3   86.6 73.8 56.6 36.6
1990 122.9 110.8 93.8 96.2 89.25 69.4 56.1 37.5
1991 124.4 105.3 90 95.6 88.7 63.6 55.5 36.8
1992 118.5 112.9 76.7 93.1 86.8 67.7 55.6 35.6
1993 118.8 99.4 78.4 95.4 91.7 68.6 59.4 36.1
1994 104.6 102.6 67.3 90 88.7 57.2 56.1 36
1995 110 92.8 67.9 91.7 87.1 63.3 57.5 43.9
1996 100.5 88.3 67.9 88.6 85.9 67.4 50.1 36.5
1997 99.2 83.7 68.4 76.8 86.6 67.8 43.1 35.6
1998 97.9 79.2 69 71.4 86 72.2 38.5 33.5
1999 96.6 76.3 69.5 69.6 92.5 65.3 34.1 35.2
2000 95.3 71.8 66.1 67.4 89.1 63.5 33.1 31.4
2001 84.2 66.5 61.6 59.7 85.2 60.8 30.2 29.4
2002 82.5 67.2 61.9 61.2 85 58.3 29.9 27.6
2003     67.2 63.2 83.3 54.9   27.3
2004       54.8 79.9 45.4    

* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source: World Health Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Death Rates* for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women, Ages 35 and Older, in Selected Countries, 1980–2004

Year England Australia Poland Germany USA Finland France Japan
1980 38.5 33.8 30.4   26.7   18.5 18.1
1981 37.8 33.8 26.6   28.5   18.9 17.6
1982 41.5 37 26.7   29.4   18.4 17
1983 40.7 37.7 30.7   33.2   19.9 17.7
1984 43.1 37.5 32.7   35   20.1 16.4
1985 50.5 44.6 34.2   38.4   22.1 16.6
1986 48.1 38.9 30   39.6   23.3 15.6
1987 45 43.4 26.5   41.1 14.9 20.2 14.4
1988 48.5 45.8 22.8   43.6 14.3 20.3 14.4
1989 51.4 52.4 23.7   45.6 13.3 21.8 13.4
1990 48 42.6 22.3 27.2 46.1 11 22.2 13.9
1991 50.4 41.5 22 28.3 48.7 12.9 21.9 13.5
1992 51.4 48.9 18.5 27 49 14.9 23.1 13.1
1993 52.6 44.4 19.3 29.7 54.3 14.8 25.8 13.2
1994 48 47.7 16.7 29 54.6 13.6 23.3 12.5
1995 53.1 44.8 16.1 30.1 54.8 14.8 24.7 15.2
1996 51.2 43.7 16.3 29.8 56.6 13.9 20.1 12.7
1997 52.3 42.7 17.1 26.4 57.4 16.3 18.1 12.1
1998 51.5 41.6 17.9 26.6 58.8 17.8 17 11.3
1999 51.2 39.7 18.7 26.4 64.2 16.7 15.1 11.4
2000 51 38.5 17.5 25.3 63.7 16 13 9.8
2001 50.9 38.3 16.3 23.6 63.1 15.8 11.1 9.3
2002 51.7 38.9 15.2 25 63.1 14.9 11.2 8.6
2003     17.4 26.2 63.4 13.2   8.2
2004       23.5 61.3 13.2    

* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source: World Health Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2004
Deaths/100,000 Population
Male/Year Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 48.4 62.3 32.7 30.2 31.1
1986 48.3 62.0 32.9 30.0 30.8
1987 48.2 61.7 33.2 29.9 30.5
1988 48.0 61.3 33.5 29.7 30.2
1989 47.9 61.0 33.9 29.6 29.9
1990 47.8 60.6 34.2 29.4 29.6
1991 47.6 60.3 34.5 29.3 29.4
1992 47.5 60.0 34.8 29.1 29.1
1993 47.4 59.6 35.1 29.0 28.8
1994 47.3 59.3 35.4 28.8 28.5
1995 47.1 59.0 35.7 28.7 28.2
1996 47.0 58.7 36.1 28.5 28.0
1997 46.9 58.3 36.4 28.4 27.7
1998 46.7 58.0 36.7 28.2 27.4
1999 46.6 57.7 37.0 28.1 27.2
2000 46.5 57.4 37.4 28.0 26.9
2001 46.4 57.1 37.7 27.8 26.7
2002 46.2 56.8 38.1 27.7 26.4
2003 46.1 56.4 38.4 27.5 26.2
2004 46.0 56.1 38.8 27.4 25.9

Female/Year Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 15.7 26.3 13.5 13.6 12.7
1986 16.1 27.0 14.0 13.7 12.5
1987 16.5 27.8 14.6 13.9 12.4
1988 16.8 28.5 15.3 14.1 12.3
1989 17.2 29.3 15.9 14.3 12.2
1990 17.6 30.2 16.6 14.5 12.1
1991 18.0 31.0 17.3 14.7 11.9
1992 18.5 31.9 18.1 14.9 11.8
1993 18.9 32.8 18.9 15.1 11.7
1994 19.3 33.7 19.7 15.3 11.6
1995 19.8 34.6 20.5 15.5 11.5
1996 20.3 35.6 21.4 15.7 11.4
1997 20.7 36.6 22.3 15.9 11.3
1998 21.2 37.6 23.3 16.1 11.1
1999 21.7 38.7 24.3 16.3 11.0
2000 22.2 39.7 25.3 16.5 10.9
2001 22.7 40.9 26.4 16.8 10.8
2002 23.3 42.0 27.6 17.0 10.7
2003 23.8 43.2 28.7 17.2 10.6
2004 24.3 44.4 30.0 17.4 10.5

* Non-Hispanic.
Note:  Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.  Rates from 1985–1998 are modified by the ICD revision comparability ratio.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Physician Office Visits for Sleep Disorders, U.S., 1990–2005
Number of Visits (Millions)
Year Sleep apnea Narcolepsy Restless leg Total
1990 921,583 58,675 66,669 1,046,927
1991 1,094,499 151,691 85,689 1,331,879
1992 1,305,315 67,155 46,232 1,418,702
1993