Every year, more than 100,000 Americans start dialysis. One in four of them will die within 12 months—a fatality rate that is one of the worst in the industrialized world.

What do most dialysis patients die from?

The most common cause of death overall in the dialysis population is cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular mortality is 10-20 times higher in dialysis patients than in the general population.

Can you die from being on dialysis?

Nearly 23% of patients died within a month of starting dialysis, nearly 45% died wiithin six months, and nearly 55% died within the year.