The Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Its Risk Factors in the Iranian Population: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study ۲۰۱۶

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important public health challenge. This report studies the burdenof COPD and its risk factors in the Iranian population.Methods: This study has used the data from a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the disabilityadjusted life year (DALY) of COPD and its risk factors in Iran in ۲۰۱۶.Results: Based on the IHME results, the DALY was ۲۰۱.۸ per ۱۰۰ ۰۰۰ population in ۱۹۹۹ and ۳۰۳.۱ per ۱۰۰ ۰۰۰ population in ۲۰۱۶.About ۰.۴۷% of the total estimated DALYs in Iran (۱۹۹۰) were related to COPD. The risk of COPD attributable to tobacco was ۱۴۰.۳DALYs per ۱۰۰ ۰۰۰, and air pollution and occupational hazards were responsible for ۹۸.۴ and ۳۹.۵ DALYs per ۱۰۰ ۰۰۰ population. InIran, the DALY of COPD attributable to behavioral and environmental risk factors was ۷۵.۷% in ۱۹۹۰ and ۹۱.۶% in ۲۰۱۶.Conclusions: Health policy makers need to have a holistic approach in order to decrease the burden of COPD in the future years.Targeting behavioral and environmental risk factors requires a strong organizational and social commitment to health.

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Burden , COPD , Risk Factors , GBD