Kidney disease is the 9TH leading cause of death in the United States. An estimated 31 million people in the United States (10% of the adult population) have chronic kidney disease (CKD).
9 out of 10 people who have stage 3 CKD (moderately decreased kidney function) do not know it. CKD is more common among women, but men with CKD are 50� more likely than women to progress to kidney failure (also called end-stage renal disease or ESRD).
Some racial and ethnic groups are at greater risk for kidney failure. Relative to whites, the risk for African Americans is 4 times higher, Native Americans is 1.6 times higher, Asians is 1.4 times higher. People of Hispanic background also have increased risk, relative to non-Hispanics.
Source: American Kidney Fund
