FAST FACTS ON

COPD
What is COPD? RISK FACTORS

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE Cigarette smoking causes 80% to 90% of

COPD cases
Is a progressive lung disease which makes it

hard to get air into and out of the lungs. This Habitual smoking can inflame the linings of

makes it difficult and sometimes, painful, for lungs‘ airways and can make the airways lose

people to breathe. their elastic quality

If not addressed early, COPD symptoms may Indoor air pollution

Exposure to
from biomass
be worse, leading to increase burden on
cooking (i.e.firewood certain dust
everyday activites and even death for patients
/charcoal) and

outdoor pollution
It is composed of two lung problems

Chemicals in Heating in

poorly
the workplace
ventilated

areas

Chronic bronchitis Emphysema GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM

increased cough damage of the
and mucus air sacs and/or
production caused collapse of the According to the Global Birden of Disease by

by inflammation of smallest the World Health Organizatio, COPD may

the airways breathing tubes become the third leading cause of death

in the lungs worldwide by 2030

COPD also affects the economic and social aspects of an

individual as it can limit him or her from doing extensive work.

SYMPTOMS
PHILIPPINES
COPD is one of the 10 leading causes of death in

The symptoms of COPD the Philippine. It has a prevalence rate of 14%

among Filipino adults aged 40 and above

include shortness of breath,

fatigue, wheezing, and Only 2% of the cases are diagnosed by doctors in

contrast to the overall prevalence

coughing

How will you find out?

Spirometry, a test that

TAKE ACTION!
measures how much air one If you or your loved one is experiencing the cymptoms of

COPD, it is time to talk to your doctor or health worker

can inhale and exhale, can
to take control of your health.
help determine if one has

COPD