Table 3 Expected and excess Google Trends on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Europe

 Austria

52.0

1.6

46.4

75.5

6.6

17.9

 Belgium

36.1

35.7

28.2

65.6

21.3

13.1

 Bulgaria

–^a

–^a

–^a

44.9^b

55.1^b

0^b

 Czech Republic

68.7

22.7

8.6

30.2^c

69.8^c

0^c

 Denmark

36.5

27.5

36.0

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Finland

41.6

30.3

28.1

–^a

–^a

–^a

 France

32.9

32.9

34.2

41.1

41.6

17.3

 Germany

38.8

20.4

40.8

53.1

28.8

18.1

 Greece

41.7

47.9

10.4

49.6

44.1

6.3

 Hungary

56.8

29.4

13.8

21.8

78.2

0

 Ireland

24.2

45.5

30.3

57.1

29.7

13.2

 Italy

65.4

0

34.6

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Netherlands

40.3

20.3

39.4

58.8

19.9

21.3

 Norway

28.5

31.3

40.2

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Poland

62.5

16.2

21.3

69.6

30.4

0

 Portugal

41.8

38.5

19.8

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Spain

33.6

18.6

47.8

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Sweden

31.4

28.3

40.3

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Switzerland

29.1

33.5

37.4

67.9

32.1

0

 Ukraine

–^a

–^a

–^a

64.9

35.1

0

 United Kingdom

20.8

37.3

41.9

43.2

40.2

16.6

Africa

 Egypt

42.8^c

57.2^c

0^c

–^a

–^a

–^a

 South Africa

54.0

26.6

19.4

–^a

–^a

–^a

North America

 Canada

41.4

33.7

24.9

79.1

15.5

5.4

 USA

51.0

20.6

28.4

89.9

2.8

7.3

Latin America

 Argentina

28.9

41.7

29.4

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Brazil

53.7

25.3

21.0

78.5

16.9

4.6

 Chile

66.8

14.9

18.3

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Colombia

83.5

5.8

10.7

51.2^b

40.3^b

8.5^b

 Ecuador

71.5

16.5

12.0

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Peru

71.8^c

20.3^c

7.9^c

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Venezuela

83.3

9.9

6.8

89.1

10.9

0

Asia

 India

64.5 ^b

31.1^b

4.4^b

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Israel

65.7^b

34.3^b

3.2^b

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Japan

67.7

11.0

21.3

63.4^b

24.1^b

12.5^b

 Philippines

64.6

31.0

4.4

–^a

–^a

–^a

 Turkey

56.3

37.2

6.5

38.1

58.4

3.5

Pacific

 Australia

62.0

14.9

23.1

78.8

16.1

5.1

 New Zealand

38.9

30.5

30.6

52.8

47.2

0