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According to research, here are some key statistics on dialysis patients in India:

- The current estimate is that India has over 200,000 dialysis patients as of 2022. However, estimating the total dialysis population is challenging.

- One older study from 2017 estimated about 152,000 patients receive dialysis in India each year. The number has definitely grown significantly since then.

- India's dialysis treatment rate is quite low even compared to other developing countries, at about 115 per million population. There is an acute shortage of dialysis centers and nephrologists in India.

- It's estimated only 30-40% of Indians with end-stage kidney failure who require dialysis or a kidney transplant actually receive any form of renal replacement therapy. The rest do not have access due to socioeconomic factors.

- Most dialysis patients resort to receiving dialysis just 1-2 times per week, not the recommended 3 sessions, due to high costs $500-1000 USD per month. This contributes to very poor survival outcomes.

- The vast majority (95%) are on hemodialysis, with peritoneal dialysis still relatively uncommon. The demand for dialysis is projected to keep rising with increasing diabetes, HBP prevalence.

Sources: - Analysis on incidence, issues and barriers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011551/ - ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas: https://www.theisn.org/country-profiles/

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