• End-stage renal disease causes U.S. 2018

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This statistic shows the distribution of causes of new end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cases in the U.S. in 2018. As of that year, around 39 percent of new ESRD cases were caused by diabetes, while 26 percent were caused by high blood pressure.

Distribution of causes of new end-stage renal disease cases in the U.S. in 2018

	Percentage of new end-stage renal disease cases
Diabetes	39%
High blood pressure	26%
Glomerulonephritis	15%
Other cause*	15%
Unknown cause	5%

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March 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

* Includes polycystic kidney disease, among other causes.

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