According to the ROC Kidney Foundation, in March 1989 there were 5,049 people on dialysis. By the end of last year, the number was 9,410, and it is expected to break the 10,000 barrier this year.
根據財團法人中華民國腎臟基金會的統計資料顯示，民國七十八年三月時，國內洗腎人口為五千零四十九人；到了去年底這個數字已經是九千四百一十人，預計今年將突破萬人大關。