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Did you know?
- The kidneys have a higher blood flow than even the brain, liver or heart.
- The kidneys reabsorb and redistribute 99% of the blood volume and only 0.1% of the blood filtered becomes urine.
- Each kidney is about 4½ inches (11.4 cm) long.
- Each kidney weighs approximately 170gms and is the size of your fist.
- The kidneys of a newborn baby are about 3X larger in proportion to body weight as in the adult.
- The volume of urine excreted daily varies from 1000 to 2000 ml (averaging 1500 ml).
- What year was the first successful kidney transplant? (1954 with identical twins in the US)
- Your kidneys represent about 0.5% of the total weight of the body, but receive 20–25% of the total arterial blood pumped by the heart.
- Your kidneys receive about 5.6 litres of blood per hour.
- Each kidney contains approximately one million nephrons.
- Placed end to end, the nephrons of one kidney would stretch about 8 km.
Renal Statistics
The 46th Annual ANZDATA Report (2023) includes analyses of data to 31st December 2022. For the survey period ending 31-December-2022, all renal units across Australia and New Zealand contributed data to the Registry. This report produces a wide range of statistics relating to incidence, prevalence and outcomes of treatment, of those with end stage kidney failure.
For more info click: https://www.anzdata.org.au/report/anzdata-46th-annual-report-2023-data-to-2022/
The 45th Annual ANZDATA Report (2022) includes analyses of data to 31st December 2021. For the survey period ending 31-December-2021, all renal units across Australia and New Zealand contributed data to the Registry. This report produces a wide range of statistics relating to incidence, prevalence and outcomes of treatment, of those with end stage kidney failure.