New cases of chronic kidney disease worldwide, 2021

19,935,038

new cases per year, worldwide

“In 2021, CKD posed a substantial global burden, with 673,722,703 cases and 19,935,038 new cases.”

BMC Nephrology 2025, Global trends of chronic kidney disease from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021, 2025-07

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Peer-reviewed study

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2026-11-06

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GBD 2021 modelled estimate, all stages of CKD.

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