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. 2023 Feb 1;3(2):e0001467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001467

Table 2. Existence of CKD-specific policies around the world.

Numbers represent countries (%).

 Location CKD-specific policies
Yes No Unknown n
Overall 53(34) 94(61) 7(5) 154
ISN regions:
    • Africa 6(15) 34(83) 1(2) 41
    • Eastern & Central Europe 11(58) 8(42) 0(0) 19
    • Latin America & the Caribbean 7(39) 10(56) 1(6) 18
    • Middle East 4(36) 7(64) 0(0) 11
    • NIS & Russia 0(0) 6(86) 1(14) 7
    • North America 3(33) 4(44) 2(22) 9
    • North & East Asia 4(57) 3(43) 0(0) 7
    • Oceania & South East Asia 8(53) 7(47) 0(0) 15
    • South Asia 1(14) 6(86) 0(0) 7
    • Western Europe 9(45) 9(45) 2(10) 20
World Bank Groups:
    • Low income 0(0) 22(100) 0(0) 22
    • Lower-middle income 10(29) 24(69) 1(3) 35
    • Upper-middle income 12(29) 26(63) 3(7) 41
    • High income 31(55) 22(39) 3(5) 56