title: COPD-related Mortality by Sex and Race Among Adults Aged 25 and Over: United States, 2000-2014.
abstract: Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality •From 2000 through 2014, the age-adjusted rate for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related deaths decreased 22.5% for men and 3.8% for women aged 25 and over. •Between 2000 and 2014, the COPD-related death rate decreased for both men and women aged 65-84 and for men aged 85 and over. The rate increased for both men and women aged 45-64 and for women aged 85 and over. •The age-adjusted death rate declined for white men but remained stable for white women from 2000 through 2014. •The age-adjusted death rate declined for black men but increased for black women from 2000 through 2014. •The major underlying causes of death for COPD-related deaths were COPD, heart disease, and cancer for both men and women.
authors.forename: Hanyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Jiaquan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology