A new report issued from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) reveals that conditions of the lung cause 1 in 10 deaths in Europe, with mortality as a result of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) expected to rise in the future.
The report, called The European Lung White Book, draws from the latest research and statistics to provide burden, cost and risk information about respiratory diseases.
According to the findings, direct and indirect costs from lung conditions cost European countries an estimated €390 billion (USD 511 billion) each year.
Additionally, there are four respiratory disease categories, which are responsible for one in six deaths, that appear in the top 10 causes of mortality worldwide:
- Lung cancer
- COPD
- Lower respiratory tract infections (including pneumonia)
- Tuberculosis.
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