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. 2018 Jan 19;8(2):41–51. doi: 10.1016/j.kisu.2017.10.008

Table 3.

Aspects of kidney care not included in public coverage in 117 countries grouped according to ISN region and World Bank income group

Region/group Dialysis Transplantation Management of CKD complications (anemia, bone disease, malnutrition) Management to reduce risk of CKD progression (risk factor control) Early management to reduce risk of CKD progression (risk factor control) Early detection in individuals at risk Management of AKI None—all aspects funded Other
Overall 33 (28) 41 (35) 46 (39) 46 (39) 47 (40) 58 (50) 28 (24) 32 (27) 39 (33)
ISN region
 Africa 12 (35) 19 (56) 19 (56) 14 (41) 12 (35) 18 (53) 9 (26) 5 (15) 14 (41)
 Eastern and Central Europe 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (18) 4 (24) 3 (18) 1 (6) 12 (71) 1 (6)
 Latin America and the Caribbean 5 (38) 7 (54) 6 (46) 6 (46) 7 (54) 7 (54) 4 (31) 4 (31) 4 (31)
 Middle East 2 (15) 1 (8) 2 (15) 3 (23) 4 (31) 6 (46) 1 (8) 5 (38) 5 (38)
 NIS and Russia 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (33) 3 (50) 3 (50) 4 (67) 2 (33) 1 (17) 2 (33)
 North America 1 (50) 1 (50) 2 (100) 2 (100) 2 (100) 2 (100) 1 (50) 0 (0) 1 (50)
 North and East Asia 2 (33) 2 (33) 3 (50) 1 (17) 2 (33) 3 (50) 2 (33) 0 (0) 4 (67)
 Oceania and Southeast Asia 7 (54) 7 (54) 7 (54) 7 (54) 7 (54) 8 (62) 5 (38) 2 (15) 5 (38)
 South Asia 2 (40) 2 (40) 3 (60) 4 (80) 3 (60) 3 (60) 2 (40) 0 (0) 1 (20)
 Western Europe 1 (13) 1 (13) 1 (13) 3 (38) 3 (38) 4 (50) 1 (13) 3 (38) 2 (25)
World Bank income group 33 (28) 41 (35) 46 (39) 46 (39) 47 (40) 58 (50) 28 (24) 32 (27) 39 (33)
 Low income 9 (53) 11 (65) 11 (65) 9 (53) 8 (47) 11 (65) 8 (47) 2 (12) 8 (47)
 Lower middle income 9 (27) 16 (48) 18 (55) 19 (58) 19 (58) 19 (58) 8 (24) 4 (12) 11 (33)
 Upper middle income 8 (26) 8 (26) 11 (35) 10 (32) 11 (35) 14 (45) 7 (23) 10 (32) 9 (29)
 High income 7 (19) 6 (17) 6 (17) 8 (22) 9 (25) 14 (39) 5 (14) 16 (44) 11 (31)

AKI, acute kidney injury; CKD, chronic kidney disease; ISN, International Society of Nephrology; NIS, Newly Independent States. Values are n (%).