TABLE C7. DEATHS FROM MAJOR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES,
1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001
DISEASE* 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 TUBERCULOSIS OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 39 21 24 8 19 9 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 949 1,307 1,458 1,635 1,790 1,951 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS OF TRACHEA, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG 914 1,263 1,404 1,586 1,736 1,901 CHRONIC AND UNQUALIFIED BRONCHITIS 35 28 29 50 40 13 EMPHYSEMA 181 102 92 125 135 132 ASTHMA 19 34 45 45 60 50 * PERIODIC CHANGES IN THE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WHICH HAVE OCCURRED THROUGH THE YEARS HAVE RESULTED IN AN UNAVOIDABLE LACK OF COMPARABILITY FOR SOME CAUSES, AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN ANALYZING LONG-TERM TRENDS.