Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), 2009

This is a fact sheet about Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among Canadians. The data are based on a Canadian Community Health Survey question about having COPD. It is an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases that cause limitation in lung airflow. The two most common COPD diseases are emphysema and chronic bronchitis.