Table 1.
CKD care | Low-income countries, % | Lower-middle-income countries, % | Upper-middle-income countries, % | High-income countries, % |
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Governmental recognition of CKD as a health priority | 59 | 50 | 17 | 29 |
Government funds all aspects of CKD care | 13 | 21 | 40 | 53 |
Availability of CKD management and referral guidelines (international, national, or regional) | ||||
46 | 73 | 83 | 97 | |
Existence of current CKD detection programs | 6 | 24 | 24 | 32 |
Availability of dialysis registries | 24 | 48 | 72 | 89 |
Availability of academic centers for renal clinical trial management | ||||
12 | 34 | 62 | 63 |
CKD, chronic kidney disease. Data from Belloet al.[4].