End Stage Renal Disease In The United States

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BACKGROUNDER
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[Note--The following figures are based on the 1998 Annual Data Report of the United States Renal Data System and include Medicare-eligible patients.]

  1. Statistics from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) report that more than 230,000 Americans are being treated for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
  2. The total number of ESRD patients in the U.S. is increasing by about 10% a year.
  3. A profile of ESRD patients in the U.S. follows:

Sex

Percent

Women

46%

Men

54%


Age

 

Below 19 years of age

1.8%

From 20 to 44 years of age

26.0%

From 45 to 64 years of age

38.7%

From 65 to 74 years of age

20.6%

Age 75 years or more

12.9%


Race

 

White

61.1%

Black

32.3%

Asian/Pacific Islanders

3.5%

Native Americans

1.6%

Other/Unknown

1.6%

 

 

 

  1. The most common primary diagnoses for ESRD patients in the U.S. are:

Disorders

Percent of All Cases

Diabetes

32.5%

High Blood Pressure

24.5%

Glomerulonephritis

17.7%

Cystic Kidney

4.7%
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  2. There are currently 3,082 dialysis facilities in the U.S.; 870 are hospital-based and 2,212 are freestanding.
  3. The current annual cost of treating ESRD in the U.S. is more than $14.5 billion.
  4. The current annual mortality rate of ESRD patients in the U.S. is about 24%.
  5. The remaining years of life on dialysis vary by age, sex and race. The average for a white male aged 40 to 44 is 6.9 years; the average for a black male in the same age group is 10 years. The average for a white female aged 40 to 44 is 7.1 years; the average for a black female in the same age group is 9.8 years.