Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): deprivation data

Deprivation and secondary care

Chart 1 for males and Chart 2 for females show the strong relationship between COPD and deprivation. The figures show that the rate of admissions with a diagnosis of COPD is higher for people living in the most deprived areas of Scotland and lowest for those in the least deprived areas. Please note that while 2022 admissions data have been used in the charts below, 2021 mid-year population estimates have been used to estimate age-sex standardised rates. More information on COPD admissions by deprivation can be found in the ScotPHO profiles tool.

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