In 2018, 1.9% of the total disease burden in Australia was due to impaired kidney function (including chronic kidney disease).
These estimates reflect the amount of burden that could have been avoided if all people in Australia did not have impaired kidney function.
Impaired kidney function was causally linked to 6 diseases—chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, dementia, stroke, gout and peripheral vascular disease (see ABDS 2018 Risk factor estimates data table).
How much burden was attributable to impaired kidney function?
Impaired kidney function was responsible for the entire burden of chronic kidney disease, 12% of gout burden, 10% of peripheral vascular disease burden, 8% of dementia burden, and 6% of coronary heart disease and stroke burden.