End Stage Renal Disease In The United States
BACKGROUNDER
- More than 485,000 Americans are being treated for kidney failure, also called end stage renal disease, or ESRD. Of these, more than 341,000 are dialysis patients and more than 140,000 have a functioning kidney transplant.
- Over the last five years, the number of new patients with kidney failure has averaged more than 90,000 annually.
- A profile of kidney failure patients in the U.S. follows: (2005)
| Sex: | Statistics | Percent |
| Males | 270,524 | 55.8% |
| Females | 214,466 | 44.2% |
| Age: | ||
| Below 19 years of age | 7,362 | 1.5% |
| From 20 to 44 years of age | 95,208 | 19.6% |
| From 45 to 64 years of age | 211,985 | 43.7% |
| From 65 to 74 years of age | 94,353 | 19.5% |
| Age 75 years or more | 76,171 | 15.7% |
| Race: | ||
| White | 295,802 | 61.0% |
| Black | 153,602 | 31.7% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 21,789 | 4.5% |
| Native Americans | 6,480 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic | 67,781 | 14.0% |
| Other/Unknown | 7,339 | 1.5% |
| Disorders: | ||
| Diabetes | 179,157 | 36.9% |
| High Blood Pressure | 117,438 | 24.2% |
| Glomerulonephristis | 78,345 | 16.2% |
| Cystic Kidney | 22,458 | 4.6% |
| Other Urologic | 13,581 | 2.8% |
| Other/Unknown Causes | 86,905 | 17.9% |
- There are approximately 3,600 dialysis facilities and 272 transplant facilities in the U.S. Only 260 dialysis units are hospital-based. (I’ll get this info)
- The current annual cost of treating kidney failure in the U.S. is approximately $23 billion.
- In 2005, 85,790 patients died as a result of kidney disease.
March 2008
Source: National Kidney Foundation
U.S. Renal Data System Annual Data Report (2005)
