Kidneys are the principal organs of the excretory system.
Kidneys are responsible for the filtration of blood and the removal of toxic wastes from the body.
Kidney diseases mortality:
The crude mortality rate for people with renal failure was 134 per 1000 person-years, compared with 30 per 1000 person-years in group 1 and 34 per 1000 person-years in group 2; The mortality rate is 4.0.
The mortality rate of kidney disease depends on factors like age, sex, and the stage of the disease.
If we consider stage 5 kidney disease which means total kidney failure then, the life expectancy of men around 30-35 years of age is around 14 years.
The same for women in the same age group is around 13 years.