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Reduce the death rate for people on dialysis — CKD‑10

Status: Getting worse

  
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Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
200.6 deaths per 1,000 patient years (2021)

Target:
117.2 per 1,000 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
170.0 deaths per 1,000 patient years occurred among patients on dialysis in 2016 2

Reduce the death rate for persons on dialysis

Target-Setting Method
Projection

Summary

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often causes disability and early death — and it’s associated with high health care costs. People with ESKD who get a kidney transplant are likely to live longer than ESKD patients on dialysis. Increasing kidney transplant rates, managing heart disease, and decreasing the use of catheters for dialysis can reduce the risk of death in people with ESKD.



1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.