In 2022/23, 281 patients died on the organ transplant waiting list while waiting for a kidney transplant in the United Kingdom (UK), by far the highest number compared to other organs. In this period, 67 and 36 people also died waiting for liver and lung transplants respectively.
Transplant situation in the UK
The number of people waiting for a kidney transplant in the UK was over 4.7 thousand in 2022, which was the highest for any organ by quite a distance. This was followed by individuals waiting for liver transplants and heart transplants with 612 and 320 patients each respectively. The problem exists is that in 2021/22 the number of potential donors was over five times the number of actual donors in the UK.
Survival chances after a transplant
In the UK, the one-year survival rate after a kidney transplant is generally good. Since 2005, 99 percent of those receiving a kidney transplant from a living donor survived for at least one-year post-transplant. The survival rates from deceased donors are slightly below, sitting at a 97 percent survival rate for the period 2014 to 2019.
Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ
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NHS Blood and Transplant. (July 12, 2023). Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. "Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. (2023). Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. "Number of Patient Deaths on The Organ Transplant Waiting List in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022/23, by Organ." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant, Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of patient deaths on the organ transplant waiting list in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, by organ [Graph], NHS Blood and Transplant, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519829/patient-deaths-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-united-kingdom-uk/