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ASIA: Highest Percentage of COPD Found in Vietnam

Vietnam has the highest ratio of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD in Asia and the Pacific, with 5% of its population affected, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The main cause of COPD is smoking (90%) but most Vietnamese people are unaware. As a result, most of COPD patients know about the disease at the last stage.

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