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KMID : 1143420210150160943
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.15 No. 16 p.943 ~ p.951
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Current Status of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in the Republic of Korea
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Abstract
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) kills approximately 3.2
million people a year worldwide and accounts for approximately 5% of all deaths. The global prevalence of COPD is
approximately 12%. Smoking is a leading cause of COPD deaths and nearly 8 out of 10 COPD deaths are a result of smoking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of COPD with the aim of identifying mortality, prevalence, and management strategies in the Republic of Korea (ROK). This study analyzed data from Statistics Korea, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s (KDCA) national health statistics, Korea’s Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Findings indicated that, in 2019, the prevalence of COPD was 10.8% and the rate among men (16.3%) was higher than that of women (5.9%). The prevalence of COPD declined steadily from 2007 to 2019 and the rate of decrease was 28% among men, compared to 37% among women. The rate of previously diagnosed cases among COPD cases was extremely low (2.5%), compared to other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as high blood pressure (71.4%), diabetes (65.2%) and hypercholesterolemia (61.7%). However, the proportion of treatment among people with COPD (84.5%) was higher than that of people with high blood pressure (67.1%), diabetes (60.8%) and hypercholesterolemia (53.1%). This study suggested that policy makers focus their efforts on strategies for early diagnosis of COPD, such as smoking cessation and early detection for men’ smokers aged 40 years and over in the ROK.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, Prevalence, Undiagnosed COPD, Detection rate, Smoking
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