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What is amazing is the size the Chronic Kidney disease market,...

posted on Mar 25, 2019 10:26AM

I was looking at the size of the Chronic Kidney Disease market,.. much bigger than i ever imagined,...

https://www.kidney.org/news/newsroom/factsheets/KidneyDiseaseBasics

https://www.kidney.org/kidneydisease/global-facts-about-kidney-disease

How Big is This Problem? How Many Lives are Affected?
30 million American adults (1 in 7) are estimated to have chronic kidney disease, but most don’t even know they have it. Approximately 1 in 3 adults with diabetes and 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure may have chronic kidney disease. Over 660,000 Americans have irreversible kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and need dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. Over 475,000 ESRD patients receive dialysis at least 3 times per week to replace kidney function. 121,000 people started ESRD treatment in 2014, of which 118,000 started dialysis. Over 200,000 Americans live with a kidney transplant. Over 100,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, over 19,000 Americans received a kidney transplant in 2016 and over 5,600 Americans received a kidney transplant from a living donor in 2015.

CKD shortens life expectancy by 5–11 years. Over 89,000 people with kidney failure die each year. The number of people who die prematurely from all stages of kidney disease and conditions related to kidney disease is much, much higher.

What are the Costs?

More than $100 billion in annual Medicare costs for all people with CKD. Each year, Medicare spends $87,000 per dialysis patient and $32,500 for a transplant patient. Early detection of chronic kidney disease could save a substantial percentage of these costs.

GLOBAL FACTS: ABOUT KIDNEY DISEASE

10% of the population worldwide is affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), and millions die each year because they do not have access to affordable treatment.1
According the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study, chronic kidney disease was ranked 27th in the list of causes of total number of deaths worldwide in 1990, but rose to 18th in 2010. This degree of movement up the list was second only to that for HIV and AIDs. 2
Over 2 million people worldwide currently receive treatment with dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive, yet this number may only represent 10% of people who actually need treatment to live.3
Of the 2 million people who receive treatment for kidney failure, the majority are treated in only five countries – the United States, Japan, Germany, Brazil, and Italy. These five countries represent only 12% of the world population. Only 20% are treated in about 100 developing countries that make up over 50% of the world population.3
More than 80% of all patients who receive treatment for kidney failure are in affluent countries with universal access to health care and large elderly populations.2
It is estimated that number of cases of kidney failure will increase disproportionately in developing countries, such as China and India, where the number of elderly people are increasing.2
In middle-income countries, treatment with dialysis or kidney transplantation creates a huge financial burden for the majority of the people who need it. In another 112 countries, many people cannot afford treatment at all, resulting in the death of over 1 million people annually from untreated kidney failure.3
In the US, treatment of chronic kidney disease is likely to exceed $48 billion per year. Treatment for kidney failure consumes 6.7% of the total Medicare budget to care for less than 1% of the covered population.1
In China, the economy will lose US$558 billion over the next decade due to effects on death and disability attributable to heart disease and kidney disease.1
In Uruguay, the annual cost of dialysis is close to $ US 23 million, representing 30% of the budget of the National Resources Fund for specialized therapies.1
In England, according to a recent report published by NHS Kidney Care, chronic kidney disease costs more than breast, lung, colon and skin cancer combined.1
In Australia, treatment for all current and new cases of kidney failure through 2020 will cost an estimated $12 billion. 1
In people aged 65 through 74 worldwide, it is estimated that one in five men, and one in four women, have CKD. 1
Noncommunicable diseases (such as heart disease, diabetes, or kidney disease) have replaced communicable diseases (such as influence, malaria, or AIDs) as the most common causes of premature death worldwide. An estimated 80% of this burden occurs in low- or middle-income countries, and 25% is in people younger than 60 years.3
Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide health crisis. For example, in the year 2005, there were approximately 58 million deaths worldwide, with 35 million attributed to chronic disease, according to the World Health Organization.4
Chronic kidney disease can be treated. With early diagnosis and treatment, it's possible to slow or stop the progression of kidney disease.