This web report is part of Australian Centre for Monitoring Population Health
Chronic kidney disease: Australian facts provides key information for monitoring chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Australian population, focussing on CKD risk factors, treatment and impact. Incidence, prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality are described with additional analysis of priority population groups.
This report is regularly updated with data from a range of sources. There are differences in the source year and frequency of publication. For more information see Data sources and Notes.
- Cat. no: CDK 20
Key findings
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2 million hospitalisations recorded CKD as a diagnosis in 2023–24 – 17% of all hospitalisations in Australia
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In 2024, 30,000 people with kidney failure received kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in Australia
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For each person who started KRT in 2021, there was one person with kidney failure who did not undertake KRT
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Chronic kidney disease contributed to around 21,300 deaths in 2024 – 11% of all deaths in Australia
In this report
Explore CKD prevalence (existing cases) and incidence (new cases)
Explore the factors that increase the risk of a person developing CKD and explore comorbidity of CKD, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Explore the treatment and management of CKD
Explore the impact of CKD on the Australian population
Explore CKD deaths