Overview
- CKD is described as a largely asymptomatic “silent” condition that affects roughly one in ten adults worldwide, with prevention and earlier identification emphasized.
- WHO projections cited in the coverage place CKD as the fifth leading cause of death by 2040, while an opinion piece argues it could rank third, highlighting uncertainty in forecasts.
- An opinion column reports nearly 900 million people living with CKD and about 2.5 million deaths annually, figures presented as estimates from a nephrologist rather than official tallies.
- Peru-specific reporting notes more than 23,000 people on renal replacement therapy with about 95% state coverage (Essalud ≈14,000; SIS ≈9,000), yet longstanding shortfalls persist in dialysis adequacy, medicine access with high out-of-pocket costs, uneven specialist distribution and the absence of a national registry.
- The articles also detail disagreement over early detection thresholds and highlight new calls from Argentina’s nephrology society for prevention and more sustainable kidney care, given dialysis’ environmental footprint and the role of transplantation.