UK has highest lung disease deaths in Western Europe – study
Charity experts say UK death rates are a “national scandal” and want more research spending. …
The academic study found that admission rates increased from 1,535 to 3,143 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2019, before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe. The most common cause was influenza or pneumonia, chronic lower respiratory disease, or other acute lower respiratory infections.