Number of deaths and mortality rates (per 1000 person-years) in patients with COPD and controls
| COPD | Control | ||||
| All | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Number of deaths | 13926 | 5427 | 6470 | 2029 | 9014 |
| Women, n (%) | 5585 (40.1) | 2104 (38.7) | 2646 (40.8) | 835 (41.1) | 3356 (37.2) |
| Mean (SD) age at death | 76.5 (9.4) | 77.2 (9.6) | 76.6 (9.2) | 74.2 (9.1) | 78.3 (9.0) |
| Age at death, n (%) | |||||
| <45 | 38 (0.2) | 13 (0.2) | 18 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 14 (0.2) |
| 45–65 | 1591 (11.4) | 577 (10.6) | 713 (11.0) | 301 (14.8) | 652 (7.2) |
| >65 | 12290 (88.2) | 4831 (89.0) | 5739 (88.7) | 1720 (84.8) | 8348 (92.6) |
| Mortality rates (per 1000 person-years) | |||||
| Women | 72.4 | 54.3 | 69.6 | 275.7 | 30.0 |
| Men | 95.2 | 73.5 | 91.6 | 380.2 | 45.0 |
| Age | |||||
| <45 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 1.3 |
| 45–65 | 34.6 | 22.3 | 30.8 | 184.4 | 11.7 |
| >65 | 125.3 | 103.8 | 114.6 | 398.0 | 52.5 |
| All | 84.6 | 64.8 | 81.0 | 329.0 | 40.0 |