The number of people getting kidney failure in Singapore has gone up by 40 per cent over the past decade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
  • Soulfulginger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    4 months ago

    For those who dont feel like reading the whole article, here’s why:

    “Much of the increase in kidney failure is caused by an ageing population. When age is taken into account, the number of people with kidney failure as a proportion of the population has remained fairly stable over the past decade, according to data from the registry.”

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      111·
      4 months ago

      Ah so it’s good news basically… people aren’t dying from other things first (in contrast America tends to murder you with stress and heart failure).

      • IllNess@infosec.pubEnglish
        71·
        4 months ago

        Or if you’re a child in America, the number 1 cause of death is murder.

      • Soulfulginger@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        4 months ago

        The bad part is that their healthcare system still has to deal with the rising number of cases, but it’s not like there has been an unexpected spike from anything unusual