Incidence of End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD), by Age Group, Sex, Province, Rate per Million Population
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Descriptive
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator provides the number of all incident patients (new patients) with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who began renal replacement therapy (RRT) for the first time in the calendar year.
Numerator
Patients registered in the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) who started RRT for ESKD.
Denominator
Canadian population.
Exclusions
Patients who began RRT for ESKD outside of Canada but are subsequently treated in Canada.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By sex, age categories and reporting level: National, Province/Territory.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025