International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing for end-stage renal disease in France

The major features of ESRD management in France include the predominance of hemodialysis and the resulting competition for dialysis stations. In 2003, the prevalence of ESRD in France was 0.087%. Of the 52,000 ESRD patients, 30,882 were receiving dialysis and 21,233 had functioning renal transplants. The annual expenditure per ESRD patient in 2003 was estimated at €40,975. Autodialysis, at €49,133 per patient per year, was much less expensive than dialyzing in-center at either a public or private facility (€111,006 and €75,125, respectively). Transplant activity in France has rapidly increased in recent years, reaching 22 donors per million population in 2005.