KEY CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) STATISTICS IN AUSTRALIA
Projections of the incidence of treated End-Stage Kidney Disease in Australia, 2010-2020
AIHW catalogue number (PHE150) Available from the internet only.
This report presents projections of the incidence of end-stage kidney disease treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation (treated ESKD) for the period 2010 to 2020. This information is important for health service planning and resource allocation in the future. The projections are made by sex at national and state/territory levels, and for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients with diabetes when commencing treatment. The incidence of treated ESKD is projected to continue to rise over the next decade; increasing by nearly 80% between 2009 and 2020. The proportion of those commencing ESKD treatment with diabetes is also expected to increase, from 45% in 2009 to 64% in 2020.
Economic Impact of the Burden of ESKD in Australia - Projections to 2020
Released November 2010 See Executive Summary or download full report
The cost of treating end-stage kidney disease from 2009 to 2020 is estimated at around $12 billion to the Australian Government. This reports reveals the incidence of kidney disease is growing at a serious rate, projected to increase by more than 54% to 2020. This report findings have prompted KHA to call on State and Territory Governments to improve access to home-based dialysis for patients. The report estimates that by increasing the use of home dialysis over the next 10 years would lead to estimated net savings of between $378 and $430 million for the health system - annual costs per person for home dialysis $49,137, compared to $79,072 for hospital dialysis.
Burden of CKD in Australia - published 2006
Kidney Health Australia commissioned these reports to establish comprehensive research into the economic burden of kidney disease in Australia. Research undertaken and reports written by The George Institute for International Health in collaboration with University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and ANZDATA Registry.
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE REPORTS
AIHW quick links:
CKD Monitoring Advisory Committee *National Centre for Monitoring CKD
*CKD statistical reports and publications *Key facts on CKD in Australia *National Hospital Morbidity Database
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework 2010: detailed analyses
AIHW 2011 Cat no IHW 53 Canberra Refer1.09 End stage renal disease (451KB PDF) pp 230-252
ISSN 978-1-74249-152-3; Cat no IHW 53; 2150pp.; Released 27 September 2011. Internet only.
Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
ISBN 978-1-74249-203-2; Cat. no. PHE 151; 74pp.y Internet only - released 16 September 2011
AIHW 2011. Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Cat. no. PHE 151. Canberra
End-stage kidney disease in Australia: total incidence, 2003-2007
Read full Report here and media release here
AIHW catalogue number (PHE143) - available from CanPrint for $24 call 1300 889 873
AIHW 2011: Diabetes prevalence in Australia: detailed estimates
Release: 30 Jun 2011 - Diabetes series no. 17. Cat
AIHW - ISSN 1444-8033; ISBN 978-1-74249-180-6; Cat. no. CVD 56; 26pp.; Internet only
Chronic Kidney Disease Hospitalisations in Australia 2000-01 to 2007-08
Refer AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database *Report summary *Full report
Author AIHW. Published 18 August 2010; ISBN-13 978-1-74249-049-6; Cat no PHE 127; 68pp; $25
CKD is a long-term health condition where a person has kidney damage and/or reduced kidney function lasting for 3 months or more. People with CKD require extensive hospital services, particularly those with end-stage kidney disease who need regular dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. The report shows that CKD contributed to almost 1.2 million hospitalisations in Australia in 2007-08, one million of which were for regular dialysis.
Between 2000-01 and 2007-08, the number of hospitalisations for regular dialysis increased by about 70% - an average of nearly 60,000 hospitalisations per year. While it has been estimated that as many as 1 in 7 Australians aged 25 years and over have some degree of CKD, the disease is much more common among the elderly, and hospitalisation rates are highest among those aged over 70 years. Although some of the increase in hospitalisations for CKD can be attributed to the ageing of the population, even after adjusting for age, these increases remain.
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In 2007-08, chronic kidney disease contributed to 15% (nearly 1.2 million) of all hospitalisations in Australia, one million of which were for regular dialysis.
- Hospitalisations for regular dialysis increased by an average of 60,000 per year between 2000-01 and 2007-08, equating to a 71% increase over this period. Increases of 12% for other principal diagnoses of CKD and 48% for additional diagnoses were also recorded.
- The report shows that men were 1.6 times as likely as women to be hospitalised for regular dialysis.
- Indigenous Australians were hospitalised at 11 times the rate of their non-Indigenous counterparts. and were hopitalised at 5 times the rate for other principal and additional CKD diagnoses.
Australia's Health 2010 - No. 12
Authored by AIHW 12th biennial health report - Published 23 June 2010
ISSN 1032-6138; ISBN-13 978-1-74249-002-1; AIHW cat no AUS 122; 567pp.; $60
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANT (ANZDATA) REGISTRY
Kidney Health Australia proudly supports ANZDATA Registry which provides annual reports and six-monthly interim summaries which present statistics on the incidence, prevalence and outcome of dialysis and transplant treatment for patient with end stage kidney failure. Also note: Trends in Kidney Disease over time and stats from ANZ Organ Donation Registry ANZOD.
QUICK LINKS - USEFUL CKD DATA SOURCES
Australia
International
Australian State CKD Renal Health Networks
UPDATED 21 NOVEMBER 2011
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