Most of the patients active on the organ transplant waiting list in Denmark from 2021 to 2023 needed a new kidney. These patients amounted to 889 in 2023, a higher number than in 2022. The number of patients refers to the total number of people who were ever active on the waiting list during the year. The number of patients who received a new kidney in Denmark during 2023 amounted to 292.
Rate of kidney transplantation activity
The activity rate for organ transplantations in Denmark was higher for kidney transplants than for the other organs during the whole period from 2021 to 2023. The kidney transplantation activity rate, increased over the period to 50.5 per million population.  
Highest waiting list death number for kidney patients
The highest number of deaths among patients on the transplant list was also among kidney patients. This number peaked in 2021, when 7 patients died while waiting for a new kidney. The number increased more than three times by 2023, when 23 patients died.
Total number of patients active on the organ transplant waiting list in Denmark from 2021 to 2023, by organ
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