A descriptive epidemiological analysis and modelling study synthesizing historical Global Burden of Disease data with Bayesian projections to 2050; no intervention trial, no novel mechanism, and projections rest on model assumptions not validated against future outcomes.
Reported
Global COPD cases in 2021213.4 million
Global COPD deaths in 20211.69 million
Age-standardized incidence rate a…−0.05%