How many worldewide deaths per year are caused by kidney failure?Does anyone have an estimate of how many people die per year because of kidney failure?
Thanks in advance :)
PS: Is kidney failure, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Chronic kidney failure (CKD) the same thing?
Posted by daniel r
National Kidney Foundation says that 26 million Americans are living with kidney disease.
The site does not list the death rate.
ESRD is a result of CKD. Those with ESRD most likely need dialysis several times per week.
CKD is more of a blanket term that addresses a number of problems associated with chronic kidney malfunction. This condition cannot be cured and will not resolve with time as opposed to acute renal failure (ARF) which is a limited, treatable event, usually a symptom of some other condition.
Heart disease is the number one killer of those with CKD.
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