Deaths and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Linked with Kidney Function (IMAGE)

American Society of Nephrology

Deaths and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Linked with Kidney Function

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Global reduced-GFR mortality and disability-adjusted life years in 2013. a: Age-standardized deaths per 100,000 attributed to reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) b: Age-standardized disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 attributed to reduced GFR In 2013, 2.2 million deaths were associated with reduced GFR (a). Nearly 52 million DALYs were associated with reduced GFR (b).

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