Chronic kidney disease: regional variation in Australia

This report on chronic kidney disease shows that people from remote and very remote areas were 2.2 times more likely to die from chronic kidney disease than people from major cities. People from very remote areas were at least 4 times more likely to start kidney replacement therapy (dialysis or kidney transplant) than people from non-remote areas.  

Chronic kidney disease is a common and serious problem in Australia and its management can be resource intensive, particularly for the most severe form of the disease: end-stage kidney disease. 
Download this AIHW report here.