Characteristics and all-cause mortality of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (January 2016 to August 2022)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022* | |
| ESRD population, n | 109 826 | 126 783 | 136 417 | 141 386 | 141 185 | 130 426 | 134 520 |
| Median age, years | 65 (56–74) | 65 (57–74) | 66 (57–74) | 66 (57–74) | 66 (57–74) | 65 (56–73) | 65 (56–72) |
| Age group, n (%) | |||||||
| 0–19 | 634 (0.6) | 770 (0.6) | 902 (0.7) | 1081 (0.8) | 1214 (0.9) | 1362 (1.0) | 1486 (1.1) |
| 20–44 | 8091 (7.4) | 9973 (7.9) | 11 530 (8.5) | 12 810 (9.1) | 14 257 (10.1) | 15 244 (11.7) | 16 222 (12.1) |
| 45–64 | 38 763 (35.3) | 45 573 (35.9) | 50 311 (36.9) | 54 031 (38.2) | 56 174 (39.8) | 54 483 (41.8) | 56 514 (42.0) |
| 65–74 | 30 961 (28.2) | 35 330 (27.9) | 37 646 (27.6) | 38 545 (27.3) | 37 772 (26.8) | 33 589 (25.8) | 34 530 (25.7) |
| 75 or more | 31 377 (28.6) | 35 137 (27.7) | 36 028 (26.4) | 34 919 (24.7) | 31 768 (22.5) | 25 748 (19.7) | 25 768 (19.2) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 48 283 (44.0) | 56 314 (44.4) | 61 086 (44.8) | 64 010 (45.3) | 64 783 (45.9) | 60 981 (46.8) | 63 469 (47.2) |
| Female | 61 543 (56.0) | 70 469 (55.6) | 75 331 (55.2) | 77 376 (54.7) | 76 402 (54.1) | 69 445 (53.2) | 71 051 (52.8) |
| Incident cases, n | 57 561 | 47 798 | 42 053 | 39 147 | 35 721 | 29 751 | 25 820 |
| Death, n | 27 648 | 30 841 | 32 419 | 34 178 | 35 922 | 40 510 | 21 726 |
| Mortality rate (% of ESRD population) | 25.2% | 24.3% | 23.8% | 24.2% | 25.4% | 31.1% | 16.2% |
| Death by age group, n (%) | |||||||
| 0–19 | 82 (0.3) | 92 (0.3) | 74 (0.2) | 90 (0.3) | 80 (0.2) | 77 (0.2) | 49 (0.2) |
| 20–44 | 1350 (4.9) | 1441 (4.7) | 1507 (4.6) | 1626 (4.8) | 1577 (4.4) | 1949 (4.8) | 1072 (4.9) |
| 45–64 | 8775 (31.7) | 9656 (31.3) | 10 082 (31.1) | 10 547 (30.9) | 11 194 (31.2) | 12 912 (31.9) | 7139 (32.9) |
| 65–74 | 7902 (28.6) | 8698 (28.2) | 9290 (28.7) | 9749 (28.5) | 10 378 (28.9) | 11 837 (29.2) | 6338 (29.2) |
| 75 or more | 9539 (34.5) | 10 954 (35.5) | 11 466 (35.4) | 12 166 (35.6) | 12 693 (35.3) | 13 735 (33.9) | 7128 (32.8) |
| Death by sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Male | 12 389 (44.8) | 13 895 (45.1) | 14 815 (45.7) | 15 617 (45.7) | 16 484 (45.9) | 18 572 (45.8) | 9890 (45.5) |
| Female | 15 259 (55.2) | 16 946 (54.9) | 17 604 (54.3) | 18 561 (54.3) | 19 438 (54.1) | 21 938 (54.2) | 11 836 (54.5) |
*Data up to 31 August 2022.