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Kidney Disease > Kidney Disease in Georgia

End-stage renal disease (ESRD), more commonly called kidney failure, is an epidemic in the state of Georgia. Our families, friends, and neighbors lose their kidney function at the second highest rate in the United States. The most common causes of kidney disease in Georgia are uncontrolled high blood pressure (38%) and complications from poorly managed diabetes (35%).

The latest statistics available on patients with ESRD, or kidney failure, in the state of Georgia were provided by the Southeastern Kidney Council (ESRD Network 6).

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Incidence Rates for ESRD Patients per Million Population
Georgia	314.15
U.S. Overall	276.25

Medicare-Approved ESRD Facilities
	1991	1996	% increase
Georgia	85	129	52%

Growth in Dialysis Population
		1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Georgia	# on Dec.31 % increase	5398 13.3%	5871 8.8%	6661 13.5%	7203 8.1%	7760 7.7%
GA, NC & SC combined (Network 6)	# on Dec.31 % increase	13,554 13.7%	14,927 10.1%	16,662 11.6%	17,996 8.0%	19,335 7.4%

GEORGIA ESRD PATIENT PROFILE
Age Range Of Patients	Newly Diagnosed Patients	All Active ESRD Patients
0-9	3	7
10-19	19	44
20-29	85	295
30-39	190	724
40-49	216	1372
50-59	451	1541
60-69	557	1837
70-79	470	1333
80-84	116	265
85+	50	124
TOTAL	2157	7542


RACE	Newly Diagnosed Patients	All Active ESRD Patients
Black	1144	4926
White	842	1991
Native American	113	188
Asain/Pacific Islander	98	56
Other	40	56
Unknown	20	43
TOTAL	2257	7260


GENDER	Newly Diagnosed Patients	All Active ESRD Patients
Male	1072	3421
Female	1117	3779
TOTAL	2189	7200


PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS	Newly Diagnosed Patients	All Active ESRD Patients
Diabetes	981 (43%)	2545 (35%)
Hypertension	685 (30%)	2780 (38%)
Glomerulonephritis	264	1040
Cystic Kidney Disease	67	246
Other	247	637
Unknown	13	94
TOTAL	2257	7342

Deaths of Georgia Dialysis Patients -1996
AGE	DEATHS
0-19	4
20-39	68
40-59	347
60-79	783
80+	191
TOTAL	1393


RACE	DEATHS
Black	746
White	488
Native American	12
Asian/Pacific Islander	23
Other	22
Unknown	102
TOTAL	1393


GENDER	Newly Diagnosed Patients
Male	670
Female	723
TOTAL	1393


PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS	Newly Diagnosed Patients
Diabetes	497
Hypertension	488
Glomerulonephritis	128
Cystic Kidney Disease	22
Other	153
Unknown	105
TOTAL	1393