Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that affects> 10% of the general
population worldwide, amounting to> 800 million individuals. Chronic kidney disease is …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major risk factor for endstage renal disease,
cardiovascular disease, and premature death. Here we estimated the global prevalence and …

The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease. The world's disease profile is changing, and
chronic diseases now account for the majority of global morbidity and mortality, rather than …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden with a high economic cost to health
systems and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). All stages of …

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2017 quantified the contribution of 354 diseases
and injuries and 84 risk factors to morbidity and mortality in 195 countries and territories …

Early detection is a key strategy to prevent kidney disease, its progression and related
complications, but numerous studies show that awareness of kidney disease at the …

The analyses in the 2017 Global Burden of Disease Study demonstrate the growing burden
of chronic kidney disease (CKD), mainly driven by population ageing; absolute levels for …

CKD is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and a loss of disability-adjusted
life years. Diseases of the genitourinary system were responsible for 928,000 deaths and …

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), defined as the need for dialysis, receipt of a transplant, or
death from chronic kidney failure, generally affects fewer than 1% of the population …

Objectives To assess the characteristics of the global death burden imposed by chronic
kidney disease (CKD) and the attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2019 to help inform a …