This interactive map explains where COPD rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are highest across the United States.

Emphysema & chronic bronchitis    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third most common disease and a leading cause of death in the United States, following heart disease and cancer.

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