Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Epidemiology and demographics

Incidence

• The incidence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is around 1 per million individuals per year.
• In the United Kingdom, the incidence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is estimated to be 2 per 100,000 individuals.
• In Sweden, the incidence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is estimated to be 1 case per 100,000 persons.

Age

• The prevalence of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis increases with age.

Race

• Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis is more prevalent in the white race more than the black race.

Gender

• Men and women are affected equally by rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.