Statistics about Kidney disease
Cause statistics for Kidney disease:
The following are statistics from various sources
about the causes of Kidney disease:
- 16% of new cases of end-stage renal disease were due to hypertension in Australia 2002 (McDonald & Russ, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 26% of new cases of end-stage renal disease were due to diabetic nephropathy in Australia 2002 (McDonald & Russ, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 268 new cases of end-stage renal disease per 1,000 population have diabetic nephropathy as a causal factor in Australia 2001 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 27% of new cases of end-stage renal disease were due to glomerulonephritis in Australia 2002 (McDonald & Russ, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 6% of new cases of end-stage renal disease were due to polycystic kidney disease in Australia 2002 (McDonald & Russ, 2003, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Prevalence and incidence statistics for Kidney disease:
See also prevalence and incidence page for Kidney disease
Prevalance of Kidney disease:
7.4 million adults in the USA 1988-94 (American Journal of Kidney Disease)
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 36 or 2.72% or 7.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevelance statistics about Kidney disease:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Kidney disease:
- 4.5% of people in the USA 1988-94 (American Journal of Kidney Disease)
- 3.3 million noninstitutionalised people had kidney disease in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
- 1.6% of noninstitutionalised people had kidney disease in the US 2001 (Summary Health Statistics for US Adults, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
- Estimated 4.5% of adults over 20 have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease in the US 1988-1994 (Summary of Notifiable Diseases, 2001, NIDDK)
- Estimated 7.4 million adults over 20 have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease in the US 1988-1994 (Summary of Notifiable Diseases, 2001, NIDDK)
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Kidney disease Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Death and mortality statistics for Kidney disease:
Deaths from Kidney disease: 35,525 annual deaths due to nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (NVSR Sep 2001)
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 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]
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Society statistics for Kidney disease
Cost statistics for Kidney disease:
The following are statistics from various sources
about costs and Kidney disease:
- Estimated $579,082,000 spent in public hospitals on kidney and urinary tract disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $205,701,000 spent in public hospitals on kidney and urinary tract disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Hospitalization statistics for Kidney disease:
The following are statistics from various sources
about hospitalizations and Kidney disease:
- 0.26% (33,059) of hospital episodes were for kidney disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 84% of hospital consultations for kidney disease required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 46% of hospital episodes for kidney disease were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 54% of hospital episodes for kidney disease were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 52% of hospital admissions for kidney disease required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 6.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for kidney disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for kidney disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 45 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for kidney disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 53% of hospitalisations for kidney disease occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 15% of hospitalisations for kidney disease occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 17% of hospitalisations for kidney disease were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 0.26% (137,797) of hospital bed days were for kidney disease in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Kidney disease.
The term 'prevalence' of Kidney disease usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Kidney disease at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Kidney disease refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Kidney disease diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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