The impact of chronic kidney disease on global health
Date of Publication
2020 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Health
Keywords
Health Security, global burden of disease (GBD), kidney disease, regional and national burder of chronic kidney disease, non-communicable disease
Description
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2017 quantified the contribution of 354 diseases and injuries and 84 risk factors to morbidity and mortality in 195 countries and territories between 1990 and 2017. A new analysis based on this study estimates morbidity and mortality owing to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impaired kidney function at the global, regional and national levels.
The impact of chronic kidney disease on global health
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2017 quantified the contribution of 354 diseases and injuries and 84 risk factors to morbidity and mortality in 195 countries and territories between 1990 and 2017. A new analysis based on this study estimates morbidity and mortality owing to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impaired kidney function at the global, regional and national levels.
