Deaths from chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing among both women and men all over the world, according to a recent Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet. Mortality due to CKD rose between 2005 and 2015 by 32% to 1·2 million deaths worldwide.
In Mexico, CKD is now the second cause of ‘years of life lost’ after ischemic heart disease, and the third cause is diabetes. The International Society of Nephrology’s (ISN) World Congress in Mexico City in April 2017 will focus on diabetes and kidney disease -- major contributors to CKD.