Burden of disease: prevalence and incidence of ESRD in Latin America.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a major challenge for Latin America (LA), due to its epidemic proportions and high burden to the population affected and to public health systems.

Methods: Our methods have been reported previously: This paper shows the data for the last 10 years until 2010, from the Latin American Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Registry (RLADTR).

Results: 20 countries participated in the surveys, covering 99% of Latin America (LA).