 Chronic kidney disease is an important cause of global mortality and morbidity. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease was 14.3%, 95% CI 14.0 to 14.5, in general populations and 36.1%, 34.7 to 37.6, in high-risk populations from countries of low and middle income. This article was authored by Dr Bogdan Iñodoke, PhD, Norberto Perico, MD, Boris Bikboff, MD, and others.