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Quantifying inequalities and forecasting the burden of chronic kidney disease from 1990 to 2040

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This analysis tracked chronic kidney disease worldwide from 1990 and projects the burden out to 2040. It measures how unevenly the disease falls across countries and income levels, and the forecast points to a growing load, concentrated in places with the least care. These are population estimates built from existing data, so they show patterns and trends, not causes. For patients, the takeaway is that demand for kidney care is rising faster than the systems meant to deliver it.

Who did this work

Xian Shao · Wenyi Jin · Mingzhen Pang · Ruixuan Chen · Ting Luo · Heping Zhang · Liming Pan · Kexin Ding · Shuxian Ma · Lili Zheng · Baozhen Huang · Pengpeng Ye

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-19
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.117273