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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 18.
Published in final edited form as: Nephrology (Carlton). 2023 Sep 11;28(12):672–681. doi: 10.1111/nep.14236

Table 1. Annual incidence rate, prevalence rate of CKD, and healthcare facilities available for treatment and management of CKD in APR.

Countries Data from
registry
Universal
healthcare
for CKD
Annual incidence
rate for CKD-5 (pmp)
Prevalence
rate for CKD-5
(pmp)
Number of
nephrologists
(pmp)
Number of HD
units in the
country (pmp)
Patient: technical
manpower ratio in
a HD unit
Average number
of HD machines/
dialysis unit
Average monthly
cost of HD (USD)
Low-income countries
    Afghanistan No No 75 75 0.34 0.37 7:1 6 DNP
Low middle-income countries
    Bangladesh No No 200 250 1.07 0.92 6:1 10 500
    Cambodia No No DNP 40 DNP DNP DNP DNP 720
    India No No 231 327 1.51 2.13 4:1 12 284
    Indonesia Yes Yes 258 696 0.62 3.73 3:1 DNP 533
    Myanmar No No DNP DNP 0.87 1.54 3:1 10 500
    Nepal No Yes DNP DNP 2.15 1.99 4:1 8 240
    Pakistan No Yes 200 450 0.87 0.65 4:1 8 230
    Philippines Yes Yes 164 607 8.84 5.94 4:1 DNP DNP
    Sri Lanka No No 100 400 1.62 4.63 4:1 8 900
    Vietnam No Yes DNP 308 DNP DNP DNP DNP 300
Median [IQR] 200.00 [148.00–237.75] 363.50 [264.50–567.75] 1.29 [0.87–2.02] 2.06 [1.08–4.41] 4:01 [4:1–6:1] 9.00 [8.00–10.50] 500.00 [262.00–626.50]
Upper middle-income countries
   China Yes Yes 114.6 659 4.14 4.14 7:1 35 DNP
   Malaysia No Yes 245 1396 6.63 27.95 5:1 12 DNP
   Maldives No Yes 260 950 6 30 6:1 8 700
   Thailand Yes Yes 346 1342 DNP 9.61 DNP DNP 800
Median [IQR] 252.50 [147.20–324.50] 1146.00 [731.75–1382.50] 6.00 [4.14–6.63] 18.78 [5.51–29.49] 6:1 [5:1–7:1] 12.00 [8.00–35.00] 750.00
High-income countries
   Australia Yes Yes 124 549 17.62 9.27 4:1 20 4868
   Brunei Yes Yes 350 1800 15 17.5 5:1 20 2500
   Korea Yes Yes 340 2006.4 55.38 37.81 DNP 29 1755
   New Zealand Yes Yes 139 590 12.24 2.86 10:1 89 4700
   Singapore Yes Yes 364 2030 16.95 33.9 4:1 10 2000
   Taiwan Yes Yes 523 3587 71.15 31.44 4:1 30 1700
Median [IQR] 345.00 [135.25–403.75] 1903.20 [579.75–2419.25] 17.29 [14.31–59.32] 24.47 [7.67–34.88] 5:1 [4:1–10:1] 24.50 [17.50–44.75] 2250.00 [1741.25–4742.00]

Abbreviation: DNP, data not provided.