Did You Know That:
The National Heart, Lung and Blood institute
estimates that 12 million adults have COPD
and another 12 million are undiagnosed or
developing COPD.
COPD is the third leading cause of death in the
United States.
COPD kills more women than men each year. In
2006, COPD killed more American women than breast cancer and diabetes combined.
Every four minutes an individual dies of COPD.
