US adults (20 and over) with a history of kidney stones, NHANES 2015-2016

10.1%

percent of US adults aged 20 and over, US

“The prevalence of KS decreased from 8.7% in 2007-2008 to 7.2% in 2011-2012 but then increased to 9.0% in 2013-2014 and 10.1% in 2015-2016.”

Chewcharat and Curhan, Trends in the prevalence of kidney stones in the United States from 2007 to 2016, Urolithiasis 2021, 2020-09-01

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Peer-reviewed study

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Self-reported lifetime history of kidney stones, survey-weighted to the US population. No worldwide prevalence count was found; GBD reports incidence.

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