Certainly, here are some key statistics on dialysis patients in Japan:
- There are over 320,000 dialysis patients in Japan as of 2020, according to official estimates from the annual statistical report on dialysis in Japan.
- As the country with the highest dialysis treatment rate in the world, Japan has over 2,500 dialysis patients per million population. The prevalence has steadily increased over the past few decades.
- Starting kidney dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in Japan peaks around ages 60–79. Diabetic kidney disease is now the primary cause of dialysis uptake, at about 45%.
- Three times weekly hemodialysis in clinics or hospitals remains the most common modality, used for over 85% of patients. However, around 15,000 now receive dialysis at home, including peritoneal dialysis.
- Population decline and aging has helped cap the overall growth in new dialysis patients in recent years, but aging, obesity, and diabetes continue to fuel incidence among older age groups.
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