Table 17. Medicare ESRD dialysis patient survival, by age and year of renal failure.
| Year | ||||||
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| Age at renal failure | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| All patients | 81 (.4) |
81 (.4) |
81 (.4) |
81 (.4) |
82 (.4) |
83 (.4) |
| Percent surviving 1 year | ||||||
| 0-14 years | 78 (3.7) |
80 (4.0) |
76 (3.9) |
90 (3.3) |
89 (2.8) |
90 (2.9) |
| 15-24 years | 86 (1.5) |
89 (1.4) |
88 (1.5) |
86 (1.6) |
91 (1.3) |
92 (1.4) |
| 25-34 years | 86 (1.2) |
82 (1.3) |
85 (1.1) |
84 (1.2) |
87 (1.0) |
89 (1.1) |
| 35-44 years | 86 (1.0) |
83 (1.1) |
87 (.9) |
85 (1.0) |
86 (.9) |
90 (1.0) |
| 45-54 years | 85 (.8) |
84 (.8) |
84 (.7) |
85 (.8) |
85 (.7) |
86 (.9) |
| 55-64 years | 84 (.8) |
83 (.8) |
81 (.7) |
82 (.7) |
80 (.7) |
83 (.8) |
| 65-74 years | 74 (1.3) |
74 (1.3) |
72 (.8) |
74 (.9) |
73 (.8) |
72 (1.0) |
| 75 years and over | 52 (3.7) |
59 (3.4) |
62 (1.3) |
64 (1.8) |
64 (1.6) |
65 (1.7) |