Deaths from Kidney disease

Deaths from Kidney disease: 35,525 annual deaths due to nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (NVSR Sep 2001)

Deaths from types of Kidney disease: for details see deaths from types of Kidney disease analysis; summary of available deaths by type data:

Nephritis: 39,480 in USA 2001 (CDC)

Cause of death rank: 8th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 is "nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis" (CDC)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Kidney disease: 35,525 per year, 2,960 per month, 683 per week, 97 per day, 4 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 35,525 annual deaths due to nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death statistics for Kidney disease: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Kidney disease:

39,480 people died from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
13.9 people per 100,000 population died from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
Kidney disease was ranked the ninth leading cause of death in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
60,000 deaths in the USA (Kidney and Urology Foundation of America)
Deaths statistics by age in the USA for kidney diseases:
- kidney diseases caused 1.5% of deaths for any age in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- kidney diseases caused 1.2% of deaths for age 55-64 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- kidney diseases caused 1.7% of deaths for age 65 and over years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- kidney diseases caused 1.5% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- kidney diseases caused 1.7% of deaths for age 75-84 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- kidney diseases caused 1.7% of deaths for age 85 and over in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]