The World Health Organization (WHO) statistics reveals that the death rate from intrinsic kidney and urinary tract disease was one million in the year 2012; ranking twelfth on the list of major causes of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, and, indeed, Nigeria.
By 2020, according to the report, the burden of diabetes and cardiovascular disease will have increased by 130% in Africa alone.
By 2020, according to the report, the burden of diabetes and cardiovascular disease will have increased by 130% in Africa alone.

Experts have said that 36.8 million Nigerians (23 per cent) are suffering from various stages of kidney disease in Nigeria. With this figure, it means that one in seven Nigerians is suffering from some form of kidney disorder or another.
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