Declining age-adjusted mortality but persistent inequalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the United States, 1999-2024: a CDC WONDER analysis contextualized by GBD 2023.

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By contrast, the decline in non-Hispanic Black mortality did not reach statistical significance (39.12 to 34.12; AAPC, −0.32; 95% CI, −0.69 to 0.06).

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