COPD is a type of obstructive lung disease that is characterized by
long-term poor air flow in the lungs, with symptoms including shortness of
breath, and cough with sputum production.
COPD is a chronic condition that tends to get worse over time. The NWHU monitors local trends in
hospitalization and mortality caused by COPD.
Hospitalization
Between 2010
and 2014 hospitalization rates for COPD were statistically higher in the NWHU area
than in Ontario as a whole. NWHU rates were over twice as high as provincial
rate, with an average of 263.3 cases per 100,000 per year versus 133.4 cases
per 100,000 per year.
Males had
slightly higher rates of hospitalization for COPD in comparison to females, an
average of 284.2 cases per 100,000 vs 251.1 cases per 100,000 respectively,
although the difference was not statistically significant. As well, those aged
75 years and older had the highest rates for COPD hospitalizations, at 2,831.3 cases
per 100,000 per year.
Hospitalization rates from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NWHU and Ontario, 2010-2014.
Hospitalization rates from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the NWHU by sex, rates per 100,000, 2010-2014
Hospitalization from CPD in the NWHU by age group, rates per 100,000, 2010-2014.
| Age |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Average |
|---|
| 0-19 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
|---|
| 20-44 |
16.2 |
24.5 |
61.6 |
74.6 |
41.2 |
43.6 |
|---|
| 45-64 |
215.3 |
145.5 |
193.2 |
224.6 |
212.1 |
198.1 |
|---|
| 65-74 |
1,547.0 |
1,242.4 |
824.5 |
1,261.5 |
906.2 |
1,156.3 |
|---|
| 75+ |
2,948.8 |
2,777.2 |
3,166.9 |
2,733.9 |
2,529.0 |
2,831.2 |
|---|
Source: Public Health Ontario.
Snapshots: Hospitalization for COPD 2010-2014. Toronto, ON: Ontario Agency for
Health Protection and Promotion; 2016 Feb 1 [cited 2016 June 28]. Available
from: http://www.publichealthontario.ca/en/DataAndAnalytics/Snapshots/Pages/Chronic-Disease-Hospitalization.aspx
Mortality
On average,
mortality rates for COPD were slightly higher within the NWHU than the province
of Ontario during 2007-2011 (26.9 cased per 100,000 people vs 19.7 cases per
100,000 people, respectively), although this difference was not statistically
significant on average (except for in 2011). While Ontario experienced a
gradual downward trend, the NWHU experienced a gradual, sharp increase from
2008 to 2010 with a subsequent dip in 2011.
Male mortality
rates in the NWHU from COPD were 1.6 times as high as in females (34.6 deaths per
100,000 per year versus 21.2 deaths per 100,000 per year). As well, those ages
75 years and had the highest mortality rates from COPD of any age group (440.2
deaths per 100,000).
Mortality rates from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, NWHU and Ontario, 2007-2011.
Mortality from COPD in the NWHU by sex, rates per 100,000, 2007-2011
| Sex |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Average |
|---|
| Males |
37.2 |
24.4 |
30.6 |
48.6 |
32.4 |
34.6 |
|---|
| Females |
12.2 |
19.6 |
22.3 |
28.8 |
23.3 |
21.2 |
|---|
Mortality from COPD in the NWHU by age group, rates per 100,000, 2007-2011
| Age |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
Average |
|---|
| 0-19 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|---|
| 20-44 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|---|
| 45-64 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
8.6 |
17.1 |
7.8 |
|---|
| 65-74 |
72.2 |
88.0 |
86.3 |
151.3 |
98.1 |
99.2 |
|---|
| 75+ |
371.7 |
366.7 |
466.8 |
601.8 |
393.8 |
440.2 |
|---|