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. 2014 May 23;7(4):431–436. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfu039

Table 1.

LADTR: population, socioeconomic indexes, prevalence and incidence rates by country

Country Population in millions GNI Life expectancy at birth Prevalence rates (pmp)
Total RRT Incidence rate Kidney Tx number Kidney Tx rate
HD PD Total dialysis LFG
Argentina 40 370 000 9740 76 616.3 27.2 643.5 134.3 777.8 152.5 1140 28.2
Bolivia 9 995 000 2040 66 103.9 17.7 121.7 33.0 153.1 ND 82 8.2
Brazil 165 153 000 9540 73 530.8 22.1 552.9 155.8 708.7 173.7 4630 28.0
Chile 17 149 000 10 750 79 901.6 39.1 940.8 195.9 1136.7 174.9 233 13.6
Colombia 46 448 000 5520 73 306.5 139.5 446.1 87.0 533.1 141.9 886 19.1
Costa Rica 4 669 000 6860 79 29.1 20.8 49.9 288.9 338.8 ND 123 26.3
Cuba 11 298 000 5460 79 222.6 10.2 232.8 71.2 303.9 99.0 117 10.4
Ecuador 14 490 000 3850 75 352.0 34.5 386.5 19.5 405.9 127.7 79 5.5
El Salvador 6 218 000 3370 72 161.0 335.2 496.1 66.3 562.4 ND 28 4.5
Guatemala 14 334 000 2740 71 76.9 17.6 94.5 28.8 123.3 10.7 45 3.1
Honduras 7 619 000 1870 73 167.1 16.3 183.4 3.8 187.2 197.1 4 0.5
Mexico 112 364 000 8930 77 381.9 485.0 866.9 108.0 974.9 458.0 2290 20.4
Nicaragua 5 813 000 1100 74 29.2 2.6 31.8 5.2 37.0 ND 11 1.9
Panama 3 474 000 7010 76 340.0 96.7 436.7 80.6 517.3 ND 35 10.1
Paraguay 6 458 000 2730 72 126.2 1.5 127.7 20.9 148.7 33.3 30 4.6
Peru 29 272 000 4900 74 230.7 39.1 269.8 65.5 335.3 34.3 176 6.0
Puerto Rico 3 998 000 15 500 79 1096.5 85.5 1182.1 173.1 1355.2 368.9 87 21.8
Dominican Republic 9 907 000 5020 73 127.4 8.9 136.3 28.8 165.0 ND 45 4.5
Uruguay 3 373 000 10 290 76 671.5 73.8 745.3 285.8 1031.1 161.0 93 27.6
Venezuela 31 267 000 11 660 74 339.8 58.5 398.3 59.1 457.4 ND 263 8.4
Total no. of countries, LA 543 669 000 7821 74 413.4 135.7 549.1 111.2 660.3 190.8 10 397 19.1

GNI, gross national income; HD, hemodialysis; LA, Latin America; LADTR, Latin American Dialysis and Transplant Registry; LFG, living with a kidney functioning graft; ND, not reported; PD, peritoneal dialysis; RRT, renal replacement treatment; Tx, transplant.