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Final Treatment Modality for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients on December 31

This indicator gives a breakdown of all patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) by treatment modality at year-end.

Counts of the number of patients by treatment modality provide an indication of both the burden of ESKD and the type of RRT.

Data updated:
Data availability: to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories except Quebec
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation

Counts are based on patients registered with the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) during a given calendar year in a Canadian facility

Denominator

Not applicable

Numerator

ESKD patients registered in CORR who, as of December 31 of each calendar year

  • Are living and receiving hemodialysis
  • Are living and receiving peritoneal dialysis
  • Have had kidney transplants and are still alive with a functioning graft

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Name

Final Treatment Modality for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients on December 31

Short/Other Names

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Description

Breakdown of all patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) (either dialysis or living with a functioning kidney graft) by treatment modality at year-end

Rationale

Tracking the number of ESKD patients in each of these treatment groups is important for quantifying the cost associated with dialysis and kidney transplants, as well as the need for kidney donations. Different patient outcomes and different costs are associated with each form of RRT.

Interpretation

Counts of the number of patients by treatment modality provide an indication of both the burden of ESKD and the type of RRT.

HSP Framework Dimension

Health system outcomes: Improve health status of Canadians

Areas of Need

Not applicable

Targets/Benchmarks

Not applicable

Available Data Years

to (calendar years)

Geographic Coverage

  • All provinces/territories except Quebec

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • National
  • Province/Territory
  • Breakdown by final treatment modality, breakdown by sex

Indicator Results

Web Tool:
CORR Final Treatment Modality for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients on December 31 — Quick Stats

Update Frequency

Every year

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

Description

Counts are based on patients registered with the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) during a given calendar year in a Canadian facility

Type of Measurement

Number - Frequency total

Denominator

Description:

Not applicable

Numerator

Description:

ESKD patients registered in CORR who, as of December 31 of each calendar year

  • Are living and receiving hemodialysis
  • Are living and receiving peritoneal dialysis
  • Have had kidney transplants and are still alive with a functioning graft

Inclusions:

Patients registered in CORR during a given calendar year and alive on December 31 of that year

Exclusions:

None

Method of Adjustment

Not applicable

Adjustment Applied

None

Geographic Assignment

Place of service

Data Sources

  • CORR

Caveats and Limitations

Data from Quebec was not included because of significant under-reporting between 2011 and 2019.

Patients being treated in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included in the Alberta count. Patients being treated in Yukon are included in the British Columbia count. Patients being treated in Prince Edward Island are included in the Nova Scotia count.

CORR is a longitudinal database, following patients over time. Reporting centres may submit changes/updates for any particular year on an ongoing basis. As a result, data is subject to change and may differ from data in previously published reports.

The number of patients registered in CORR may vary from the actual number of patients receiving dialysis/living with a functioning kidney graft at year-end, for the following reasons:

  • Incident (new) patients are under-reported by some centres.
  • Deaths are under-reported by some centres.

For more information on under-reporting to CORR, please refer to Data Quality Documentation for Users: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, 2010 to 2019 Data (PDF).

Trending Issues

An overview of under-reporting of incidence and mortality of ESKD cases can be found in Data Quality Documentation for Users: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, 2010 to 2019 Data (PDF).

Comments

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References

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Final Treatment Modality for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients on December 31. Accessed April 25, 2025.