Living and deceased kidney transplants in Italy 2007-2023
Overall, the number of kidney transplants from living and deceased donors increased in Italy. More specifically, between 2007 and 2023, the number of kidney transplants from deceased donors grew from 1,585 to 1,910 procedures. During the same period, the number of transplants involving living donors increased from 112 to 335.
Kidney transplant waiting list
The number of patients active on the kidney transplant waiting list oscillated over time. It peaked in 2015, when 6,952 patients needed a kidney transplant. Thereafter, the number of patients waiting for a kidney gradually decreased. However, in 2023, kidney still was the most demanded organ for transplants.
Organ donation
In general, the number of organ donors considerably increased in Italy. As a matter of fact, in 2002 there were 1,105 organ donors in the country, whereas in 2023 the number reached 2,042 donors. The same trend can be observed in the number of organ transplants. In Italy, organ donation is regulated by the principle of explicit consent or dissent. The consent to donate organs can be expressed concurrently with the act of renewal of the identity document.
Kidney transplant waiting list
The number of patients active on the kidney transplant waiting list oscillated over time. It peaked in 2015, when 6,952 patients needed a kidney transplant. Thereafter, the number of patients waiting for a kidney gradually decreased. However, in 2023, kidney still was the most demanded organ for transplants.
Organ donation
In general, the number of organ donors considerably increased in Italy. As a matter of fact, in 2002 there were 1,105 organ donors in the country, whereas in 2023 the number reached 2,042 donors. The same trend can be observed in the number of organ transplants. In Italy, organ donation is regulated by the principle of explicit consent or dissent. The consent to donate organs can be expressed concurrently with the act of renewal of the identity document.
