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Spotlight on CKD deaths—increasing mortality worldwide

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In the USA, mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease has declined over the past two decades. By contrast, new data indicate that the rate of CKD-associated deaths is increasing worldwide. This important finding highlights CKD as a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality.

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Figure 1: Leading causes of >100,000 deaths per year in 2013 for which age-standardized death rates have increased since 1990.4

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The authors' work is supported by the NIH/NIDDK grants R01-DK096920 (C.P.K), U01-DK102163 (C.P.K), and K23-DK102903 (C.M.R). C.P.K. is an employee of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Rhee, C., Kovesdy, C. Spotlight on CKD deaths—increasing mortality worldwide. Nat Rev Nephrol 11, 199–200 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2015.25

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