According to the CDC, 15% of U.S. adults (37M people) have CKD. 9 in 10 of them do not know they have it. (1)
Nearly 786,000 people in the U.S. are living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), with 71% on dialysis and 29% with a kidney transplant. (2)
The self- reported employment rate for dialysis patients is <20%. (3)
The kidney transplant waiting list is 3-5 years; 90K+ people are on it. (4)
Approximately 20% of dollars in traditional Medicare —$114B/year— are spent on Americans with kidney disease. (5)
37M U.S. adults have CKD (1)
786K Americans have end-stage kidney disease (2)
<20% U.S. dialysis patients are employed (3)
90K+ people are on the kidney transplant list (4)
$114B/year in Medicare is spent on CKD (5)
Sources:
(1) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
(2) US Renal Data System 2020 Annual Data Report
(3) Published research doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.02.327
(4) Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
(5) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
