What are the stages of chronic kidney disease?
The Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) is used as a measure to determine how well your kidneys are filtering and cleaning your blood.
Stage
Description
GFR level
Stage
Normal kidney function
Description
Healthy kidney
GFR Level
90ml/min or more
Stage
Stage 1
Description
Kidney damage with normal or high GFR
GFR Level
90ml/min or more
Stage
Stage 2
Description
Kidney damage and mild decrease in GFR
GFR Level
60 to 89 ml/min
Stage
Stage 3
Description
Moderate decrease in GFR
GFR Level
30 to 59 ml/min
Stage
Stage 4
Description
Severe decrease in GFR
GFR Level
15 to 29 ml/min
Stage
Stage 5 or ESKD* *End-stage kidney disease
Description
Kidney failure
GFR Level
Less than 15 ml/min or on dialysis
kidney specialist
The role of a nephrologist
A nephrologist is a health professional who specialises in conditions that affect the kidney, and can support you and work with your primary care doctor to: