New (incident) cases of urolithiasis (kidney and urinary stones) worldwide, 2021

106 million

people per year (incident cases), worldwide

“There were 106 million (95% UI 88.3-129.0) incident cases of urolithiasis in 2021, of which 67% were in men”

GBD 2021 Urolithiasis Collaborators, The global, regional, and national burden of urolithiasis in 204 countries and territories, 2000-2021, EClinicalMedicine 2024, 2024-11-21

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Peer-reviewed study

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2026-11-06

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What to know

GBD 2021 modelled estimate; an incident case is a symptomatic stone episode, so one person can contribute more than one.

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