
Facts and figures
Burden of chronic lung diseases in Uganda
| Disease | Prevalence | |
| Global | Uganda | |
| COPD | 13.5% Urban 9.7% Rural | 4.5% Urban 12% Rural |
| Asthma | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| Lung cancer | 13% all cancers | 1.5% of all cancers, Kyadondo County |

Burden of chronic lung diseases in Uganda
| Disease | Prevalence | |
| Global | Uganda | |
| COPD | 13.5% Urban 9.7% Rural | 4.5% Urban 12% Rural |
| Asthma | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| Lung cancer | 13% all cancers | 1.5% of all cancers, Kyadondo County |
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