Wcn24-2482 Comparative Analysis of Kidney Transplantation in Countries With Higher CKD Prevalence in Latin America and Brazil: A Retrospective Analysis From 2018 to 2022

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide due to the aging population and rising prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. According to Global Kidney Health Atlas, Latin America (LA) has a 10,15% CKD prevalence and 5,51% CKD mortality, contributing exponentially to global statistics. Regarding treatment, although dialysis is the most commonly used treatment for kidney failure, it has been shown that kidney transplantation (KT) offers a superior quality of life and is economically advantageous and it is prioritized by Internacional Society of Nephrology (ISN) above all other methods of kidney replacement therapy (KRT).