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A silent condition with few symptoms until it is advanced is now killing up to 45,000 people prematurely in the UK every year. About one million people are living with the potentially deadly disease across the country but do not realise they are affected. ‌

New research has shown a record number of men and women across the world are now estimated to have reduced kidney function. Figures rose from 378 million people with the disease in 1990 to 788 million in 2023 as the world population grew and aged, making it for the first time a top 10 cause of death worldwide. ‌

Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington, the analysis explored the rise of th

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