One in 10 Australians are living with chronic kidney disease

One in 10 Australians are living with chronic kidney disease and most do not know they have it, a new report says.

Around Australia, someone dies from a kidney-related disease every 25 minutes. Of the about 1.7 million Australians who have chronic kidney disease, 1.5 million are not aware they have it.

Given so many people are undiagnosed, doctors are warning of an increasing burden on the health system.

The chief executive of Kidney Health Australia, Anne Wilson, said it was a "silent" and "insidious" disease with few symptoms.

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