MEDICAL
KIDNEY
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100 Million
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250, 000
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850 Million
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702 Million
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Detailed explanation-1: -We estimate that over 850 million people worldwide have some form of kidney disease, which is roughly double the number of people who live with diabetes (422 million, [1]) and 20 times more than the prevalence of cancer worldwide (42 million [2]) or people living with AIDS/HIV (36.7 million [3]).
Detailed explanation-2: -Chronic kidney disease is a progressive condition that affects >10% of the general population worldwide, amounting to >800 million individuals.
Detailed explanation-3: -37 million Americans have kidney disease. Nearly 810, 000 Americans are living with kidney failure. Kidney disease is growing at an alarming rate. It currently affects more than 1 in 7-or 15%-of American adults, with people of color at greater risk for kidney failure.
Detailed explanation-4: -About one in 750 people is born with only one kidney. The medical term for this condition, which is more common in men than women, is renal agenesis.