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Kidney Disease
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Number of adults age 18 and older with diagnosed kidney disease: 6.0 million
- Percent of adults age 18 and older with diagnosed kidney disease: 2.4%
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Mortality
- Number of deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: 55,253
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 16.5
- Cause of death rank: 8
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