The number of patients the national health service has treated for lung disease in each year since 1997 is not held centrally. However, the following table provides details of how many patients the NHS has admitted to hospital where the primary diagnosis was lung disease.
Admissions ICD-10 codes relating to lung disease 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 A15 Respiratory TB bacteriologically and histologically confirmed 912 837 770 730 693 681 734 A16 Respiratory TB not confirmed bacteriologically or histologically 1,617 1,658 1,823 1,659 1,686 1,729 1,776 A19 Miliary tuberculosis 165 164 145 121 127 103 115 J10 Influenza due to identified influenza virus 172 327 110 138 121 249 339 J11 Influenza virus not identified 658 958 680 661 918 2,203 1,942 J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified 526 498 502 470 466 562 572 J13 Pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae 2,276 1,837 1,634 1,651 1,549 1,747 2,082 J14 Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae 335 408 401 346 328 405 412 J15 Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified 3,261 2,995 3,159 2,834 2,539 2,625 3,089 J16 Pneumonia due to other infectious organisms NEC 146 119 105 98 112 72 99 J18 Pneumonia organism unspecified 95,141 88,896 82,053 76.797 67,787 73,710 74,984 J20 Acute bronchitis 1,950 2,029 1,833 1,795 1,734 2,327 2,182 J21 Acute bronchiolitis 20,835 21,162 19,957 21.162 22,874 22,086 22,328 J22 Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection 81,616 78,554 72,513 72,962 69,159 79,915 80,449 J40 Bronchitisnot specified as acute or chronic 1,733 1,577 1,469 1,510 1,573 1,881 1,826 J41 Simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis 50 49 53 45 39 44 57 J42 Unspecified chronic bronchitis 427 463 515 517 577 708 838 J43 Emphysema 4,041 4,443 4,867 4,612 4,725 4,754 5,004 J44 Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 108,400 105,600 93,373 92,049 89,730 95,039 93,019 J45 Asthma 63,422 56,698 51,601 53,400 52,706 57,057 61,666 J46 Status asthmaticus 7,485 6,907 7,381 7,157 8,076 9,502 8,754 J47 Bronchiectasis 6,755 6,406 5,902 5,906 5,069 4.926 4,932 J60 Coalworker’s pneumoconiosis 65 51 59 51 57 71 80 J61 Pneumoconiosis due to asbestos and other mineral fibres 203 152 152 172 160 143 134 J62 Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica 14 17 16 13 19 21 19 J63 Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dusts 7 18 21 25 9 9 10 J64 Unspecified pneumoconiosis 77 58 74 74 66 74 115 J65 Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis 4 2 6 4 0 2 1 J66 Airway disease due to specific organic dust 9 9 5 7 7 10 4 J67 Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust 324 278 280 234 225 206 206 J68 Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours 54 56 68 60 47 68 49 J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids 6,754 5,788 4,700 4,116 3,168 2,746 2,296 J70 Respiratory conditions due to other external agents 114 101 118 89 92 95 81 J80 Adult respiratory distress syndrome 187 182 205 192 218 225 212 J81 Pulmonary oedema 3,227 2,835 2,851 2,859 2,826 2,770 2,697 J82 Pulmonary eosinophilia, not elsewhere classified 90 91 94 117 99 94 96 J84 Other interstitial pulmonary diseases 6,705 6,548 6.010 5,504 5,300 4,994 4,836 J85 Abscess of lung and mediastinum 468 512 441 425 435 458 400 J86 Pyothorax 2,020 2,010 1,796 1,895 1,775 1,933 1.794 J90 Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified 16,435 15,160 15,111 14,822 14,546 13,967 13.369 J92 Pleural plaque 433 373 357 352 337 282 291 J93 Pneumothorax 7.148 6,604 6,598 6,332 6,379 6,469 6,694 J94 Other pleural conditions 574 584 565 535 566 483 468 J95 Postprocedural respiratory disorders NEC 1,217 1,278 1,229 1,172 1,143 1,207 1,233 J96 Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified 4,587 4,106 3,889 3,563 3,028 3,205 3,241 J98 Other respiratory disorders 6,494 6,391 6,249 5,957 5,722 6,099 6,406 P22 Respiratory distress of newborn 5,300 5,389 4,977 5,289 5,386 5,273 5,554 P23 Congenital pneumonia 205 227 232 214 207 196 192 P24 Neonatal aspiration syndromes 1,093 1,070 945 1,064 1,401 1.616 1,731 P27 Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period 366 349 340 324 371 317 326 P28 Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period 6,927 6,622 6,146 6,134 6,631 7,092 6,919 Q33 Congenital malformations of lung 334 302 321 324 305 278 278 Q34 Other congenital malformations of respiratory system 33 49 24 29 21 16 33 473,391 449,797 414,725 408,568 393,134 422,744 426,964
The number of patients on the quality and outcomes framework for the only years available, 2004-05 and 2005-06, for the disease registers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which are the only relevant data we hold in QOF are listed in the following table.
Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2004-05 3,073,401 716,508 2005-06 3,101,275 732,418
Research active NHS organisations account for their use of the research and development allocations they receive from the Department in an annual research and development report. The reports for 2005-06 show that in that year those organisations spent some £31 million on research to do with respiratory disease.
Figures were not collected prior to that date.
Figures for resources allocated for treatment since 1997 are not collected centrally.