As of March 31, 2023, there were 312 patients on the active transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) waiting for a heart transplant. Most of those waiting were residents in England, with a total of 250 patients, while Scotland had 29 patients on the heart transplant list, followed by 14 and 17 individuals waiting in Wales and Northern Ireland respectively.
Heart transplants carried out in the UK
In the period 2022/23, 214 heart transplants were carried out in the United Kingdom as a whole. The number of heart transplants in the UK has increased by eleven percent from the previous year. The majority of these (137), were carried out in England. A further 25 in Scotland were performed, the second highest in the UK.
Comparisons with Europe
The UK has a low rate of heart transplant procedures compared to other European nations at 2.6 heart transplants per million population. This ranked as 20th in the EU and was significantly lower than the rate of, for example, Slovenia which at 11.4 per million population was the highest.
Number of individuals on the heart transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country
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NHS Blood and Transplant. (July 12, 2023). Number of individuals on the heart transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518839/heart-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/
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Number of individuals on the heart transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country [Graph], NHS Blood and Transplant, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518839/heart-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/