Institute of Medicine of Chicago - Chronic Kidney Disease Increasingly Driven By Diabetes

Chronic Kidney Disease Increasingly Driven By Diabetes

9 Jul 2026 4:08 PM | Deborah Hodges (Administrator)

MEDPAGE TODAY reported: Chronic Kidney Disease Increasingly Driven By Diabetes | Key Takeaways | Chronic kidney disease prevalence held steady at around 14.8% over the last decade, despite treatment advances.

This translated to an estimated 36 million affected U.S. adults, based on national health survey data.

The prevalence of diabetes-related chronic kidney disease increased during the period spanning 2013-2014 to 2021-2023.

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the U.S. was generally stable over the past decade, but the underlying diagnoses driving the condition changed over time, according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

During the 2013-2014 survey cycle, 14.5% of U.S. adults had CKD. That figure crept up slightly to 14.8% during the 2021-2023 cycle, corresponding to an estimated 36 million adults, reported Ashish Verma, MBBS, and Sophie Claudel, MD, both of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, in the New England Journal of Medicine.