Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death.

Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet.

Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the rise of kidney disease worldwide.

They examined 2,230 published papers and health datasets from 133 countries, searching for diagnoses, mortality and the toll of disability from the disease.

From 1990 to 2023, cases rose from 378 million to 788 million, landing the disease in the top 10 of most deadly diseases in the world for the first time.

The research, conducted as part of

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