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| COPD
(emphysema, chronic bronchitis & COPD) |
| Smoking
leads to about 85% of all cases of emphysema and chronic bronchitis,
the two conditions that together are called chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). |
| About
16 million people had COPD in 1994; in 1993, COPD was the fourth most
common cause of death, leading to 95,910 deaths. About 15% of smokers
develop clinically significant COPD. |
| Smokers suffer
more -- and more severe -- respiratory infections than non-smokers.
Pneumonia is more common and much more likely to be fatal among smokers
of any age. Among high-risk or medically compromised adults, those
who smoke have four times the risk of pneumococcal infection. |
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