The incidence of<unk>  nephropathy varies around the world. For instance, it accounts for as many as 25% and 17% of patients starting dialysis for end-stage<unk><unk>  in Italy and France respectively. Contrastingly, Japan and China report only 6 and 7% respectively. Since the year 2000, nephropathy caused by hypertension has increased in incidence by 8.7% In reality, these figures may be even higher, as hypertension is not always reported as the specific cause of<unk><unk> . It has been recognized that the incidence of<unk>  nephropathy varies with ethnicity. Compared to Caucasians, African Americans in the USA are much more likely to develop<unk>  nephropathy. Of those who do, the proportion who then go on to develop end-stage<unk>  failure is 3.5 times higher than in the Caucasian population. In addition to this, African Americans tend to develop<unk>  nephropathy at a younger age than Caucasians (45 to 65, compared to >65).
Hypertensive kidney disease
Renovascular hypertension
Diabetic nephropathy
Lupus nephritis
Benign nephrosclerosis
Polycystic kidney disease
Analgesic nephropathy
Cystic kidney disease