Notes

Latest data update

27 May 2026

  • New 2022–24 National Health Measures Survey and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey data
  • New treated and untreated kidney incidence data from linkage between ANZDATA and NDI
  • New 2023–24 Admitted patient care hospitalisations data
  • New 2024–25 Emergency department data 
  • New 2024 ANZDATA data
  • New 2023–24 Expenditure data
  • New 2024 Mortality data
  • New 2022 First Nations Burden of Disease Study data
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease: Australian facts added to Data.

12 Dec 2024

  • New: 2022 ANZDATA data
  • New: 2021–22 hospitalisations data and 2022 deaths data in webpage text
  • New 2024 Australian Burden of Disease Study data
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease: Australian facts added to Data.

17 Jun 2024

Update to Chronic kidney disease Summary page including:

  • New 2021–22 hospitalisations data
  • New 2022 deaths data 
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease: Australian facts added to Data.

14 Dec 2023

  • New 2020–21 Expenditure data
  • New 2023 Australian Burden of Disease Study data
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease Australian facts added to Data.

30 Jun 2023

  • New 2021 mortality data
  • New 2021 ANZDATA
  • New 2019–20 Expenditure data
  • New 2022 Australian Burden of Disease Study data
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease Australian facts added to Data.

9 Feb 2023

  • New 2020–21 hospitalisations data and updates to information relating to COVID 19.
  • Data table: Chronic kidney disease Australian facts added to Data.

Acknowledgements

The Chronic kidney disease: Australian facts report was produced by staff from the Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Kidney Unit at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Valuable input was received from the AIHW’s Chronic Kidney Disease Expert Advisory Group, whose members at the time of producing this report were: Steve Chadban (Chair), Ann Bonner, Jeremy Chapman, Wendy Hoy, Stephen McDonald, David Parker, Kevan Polkinghorne, and Melanie Wyld.

With special thanks to Ina, Sarah and Josh for sharing their personal stories of life with chronic kidney disease.

The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing funded this report.