Births – Method of Delivery
Data are for the U.S.
- Number of vaginal deliveries: 2,431,500
- Number of Cesarean deliveries: 1,161,896
- Percent of all deliveries by Cesarean: 32.3%
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Data are for the U.S.
- Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with COPD, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis: 4.3% (2023)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2023
- Percent of visits to office-based physicians with COPD indicated on the medical record: 4.2%
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 1 [PDF – 865 KB]
- Number of visits to emergency departments with COPD as the primary diagnosis: 854,000
Chronic lower respiratory diseases (including asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 162,639
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
- Cause of death rank: 5
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Bronchitis (chronic and unspecified) deaths
- Number of deaths: 341
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 0.1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Emphysema deaths
- Number deaths: 8,009
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 2.4
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER
Other chronic lower respiratory diseases (excluding asthma) deaths
- Number of deaths: 133,383
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 39.8
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER