The major global burden of chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease is a global public health problem, involving about 10% of the global population.1Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work GroupKDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.Kidney Int. 2024; 105: S1-S197Summary Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar The awareness of this major burden is relatively recent and still incomplete. Unfortunately, the multifaceted burden of chronic kidney disease (prevalence, morbidity, mortality, costs) is relentlessly growing, particularly in low-income countries (LIC).1Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work GroupKDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the…