The following data is published by Kidney Health Australia
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a significant and growing public health problem, responsible for substantial burden of illness and premature mortality. In Australia, it is a fact that:
- 1 in 3 adults are at increased risk of developing CKD
- 1 in 7 adults have at least one clinical sign of existing CKD
- A person can lose up to 90% of their kidney function before experiencing any symptoms
- Approximately 2 million Australians may be affected by early-stage kidney disease and don't know it
- Over 40 Australians die of kidney failure each day 11.3% of all deaths in Australia are due to, or associated with, kidney failure
- Deaths from kidney failure have doubled in the past 20 years
- Every day, 6 Australians commence expensive dialysis or transplantation to stay alive
- Most people with CKD will die from cardiovascular causes before requiring dialysis or transplantation
- Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders experience excessive death and disability due to CKD
- The dialysis-dependent population has risen by an average of 8% per year over the past decade, and is being fuelled by the ageing population, and Type 2 diabetes epidemic
- It costs approximately AUD $60,000 per annum to keep a person alive on dialysis
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