TREATMENTS &
RESEARCH

Search the
latest
treatment
information
here.

Dr. Huntley's
Diagnosis
Checklist

Have a symptom?
See what questions
a doctor would ask.

Next Prev

Diseases » Nephritis » Deaths

Deaths from Nephritis

Deaths from Nephritis: 39,480 in USA 2001 (CDC)

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

pyelonephritis: 846 deaths reported in USA 1999 for kidney infection (NVSR Sep 2001)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Nephritis: 39,480 per year, 3,290 per month, 759 per week, 108 per day, 4 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 39,480 in USA 2001 (CDC)

Average life years lost from Nephritis: 11.6 years for nephritis/nephrosis (SEER)¹; 13.3 for nephritis/nephrotic syndrome/nephrosis in North Carolina².

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

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)

Premium articles about Death:

This section lists our premium articles on topics related to death. These are original authored articles on topics of great interest:

Deaths Overview
Deaths rates by age: newborn, infant, child, teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 100s
What Will I Die From?
Conditions by Deaths
More premium medical articles ...

Footnotes:
1. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000, National Cancer Institute (NCI)
2. Years of Potential Life Lost in North Carolina, NCMJ March/April 2002, Volume 63, Number 2