Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Inpatient hospitalizations, discharged from civilian, non-federal hospitals located in Florida, where chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the principal diagnosis.

COPD can result in discomfort, lower quality of life, premature death, lost productivity and high medical costs from hospitalization.

In 2024, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 of Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Alachua County was 166.2 compared to Florida at 111.2. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the age-adjusted rate per 100,000 of Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is less in about three quarters of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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Alachua County
Age-adjusted Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Single Year
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Age-adjusted Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
2024480166.235,565111.2
2023485170.635,285116.3
2022494178.733,190113.7
2021426159.532,046108.9
2020388138.034,259110.9
2019627235.556,192195.3
2018651252.460,756217.0
2017784304.980,979290.5
2016880351.374,307276.7
2015719292.166,283254.9
2014671279.365,789258.9
2013713300.567,220273.8
2012729319.666,697279.9
2011665296.866,031281.5
2010566251.564,942275.2
2009587273.763,734276.4
2008602285.859,759259.4
2007503246.450,911227.3
2006484248.452,262237.7
2005489259.854,657254.8
Florida
Age-adjusted Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2024
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Age-adjusted Hospitalizations From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2024    
CountyCountRate
Florida35,565111.2
Alachua480166.2
Baker62172.7
Bay246105.0
Bradford69204.3
Brevard1,295124.2
Broward2,612101.7
Calhoun24141.2
Charlotte486125.7
Citrus356104.3
Clay24587.1
Collier58980.3
Columbia180186.1
Miami-Dade3,672105.5
DeSoto68146.6
Dixie45185.2
Duval1,504119.3
Escambia449111.4
Flagler217100.3
Franklin1580.0
Gadsden4886.4
Gilchrist51190.7
Glades1382.7
Gulf2179.5
Hamilton1473.3
Hardee52165.1
Hendry3785.1
Hernando610176.3
Highlands257122.9
Hillsborough2,491140.7
Holmes28102.0
Indian River31197.9
Jackson120174.9
Jefferson1872.7
Lafayette876.0
Lake955148.5
Lee1,04190.3
Leon25680.5
Levy129176.3
Liberty10110.7
Madison1868.9
Manatee54569.6
Marion899135.1
Martin397146.3
Monroe10166.3
Nassau202124.1
Okaloosa24291.8
Okeechobee184329.2
Orange1,742107.6
Osceola578117.3
Palm Beach1,83482.3
Pasco1,492164.1
Pinellas1,710103.7
Polk1,799166.2
Putnam243207.0
St. Johns21143.9
St. Lucie665127.1
Santa Rosa24894.3
Sarasota82580.2
Seminole646109.5
Sumter313103.7
Suwannee84136.6
Taylor35100.4
Union44233.4
Volusia1,236139.7
Wakulla4394.6
Walton10282.1
Washington43135.3
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • ICD-9-CM Code(s): 490, 491, 492, 466 or 496 listed as the principal diagnosis. ICD-10-CM Code(s): J40-J44, J47, J21 or J209 listed as the principal diagnosis.

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • To keep abreast of medical knowledge, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is revised periodically. Large increases or decreases in hospitalizations are typically indicative of such changes. Effective October 1, 2015, the ICD 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) transitioned to ICD 10th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Hospitalization data before October 2015 use ICD-9-CM; starting in October 2015, hospitalization data use ICD-10-CM. Consequently increases or decreases starting in 2015 may not be due to changes in disease trends but due to changes in coding.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.
  • Blank data fields indicate results have been suppressed because counts are between 1 and 4.
  • All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.