Mortality rates for older U.S. adults with and without kidney disease 2021, by race
In 2021, there were around 106 deaths per 1,000 African American Medicare patient-years among persons aged 66 years and older with chronic kidney disease, while there were only 51 deaths per 1,000 African American Medicare patient-years without chronic kidney disease. This statistic shows the number of deaths from all causes among older adults in the U.S. with and without chronic kidney disease in 2021, by race/ethnicity.