Due to low awareness of lung conditions, many COPD patients in Georgia do not know whatcauses the disease. 由于对肺病的认识很少，格鲁吉亚的许多慢性阻塞性肺病患者并不知道病因。
WHO supports Member States as they work to reduce the toll of COPD and coordinatesinternational efforts to improve global respiratory health, particularly in middle- and low-incomecountries. 世卫组织支持会员国致力减少慢性阻塞性肺病的危害，并协调国际努力改善全球呼吸道健康，尤其是在中低收入国家。
Because COPD develops slowly, it is most frequently diagnosed in people aged 40 years orover. 因为慢性阻塞性肺病发展缓慢，最经常得到诊断的人年龄为40岁或以上。
