Kidney Disease and Dialysis Facts

 

US Dialysis Patient Population (End of 2018)

Chronic Kidney Disease

  • 10% of the population worldwide is affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). (1)

  • More than 1 in 7, that is 15% of US adults—37 million people—are estimated to have CKD. (2)

  • More than 661,000 Americans have kidney failure. Of these, 468,000 individuals are on dialysis, and roughly 193,000 live with a functioning kidney transplant. (3)

  • 1 in 2 people with very low kidney function who are not on dialysis do not know they have CKD.(4)

Dialysis

  • In the US, At the end of 2018, home dialysis utilization stood at 12.5% of all dialysis patients, with nearly 85% of patients on home dialysis performing peritoneal dialysis. (2)

  • The number of US patients who initiated peritoneal dialysis in 2018, for the treatment of ESRD, reached 14,334 — the largest number ever observed and an increase of approximately 11% since 2017. (2)

Sources:

Retrieved October 14, 2021

(1) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Lancet. 2016 Oct 8; 388(10053):1545-1602.

(2) United States Renal Data System https://adr.usrds.org/2020/end-stage-renal-disease/1-incidence-prevalence-patient-characteristics-and-treatment-modalities.

(3) National Institute of Health: About Kidney Disease. Fast Facts. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/kidney-disease

(4) Chronic Kidney Disease in the US. CKD is Common in US Adults: https://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/pdf/2019_National-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Fact-Sheet.pdf