Transplants in Spain in 2023, by type
Kidney transplants were the most common organ transplants in Spain in 2023, with approximately 3,700 procedures. That year, 1,262 liver transplants, 479 lung transplants, 325 heart transplants, 100 pancreas transplants, and seven intestinal transplants were performed in the country.
Spain: leader in organ donation
In 2022, Spain had the highest rate of deceased donors in Europe. The rate of organ donation, including donation after brain death (DBD) and after cardiac death (DCD), was 46.7 per million population. Portugal and Belgium followed, with 31.5 and 29.2 donors per million population, respectively. Cyprus and Bulgaria, on the other hand, were the European countries with the lowest rate of deceased organ donors that year.
Kidney and Liver transplants in Europe
Spain has increased its rate of both kidney and liver transplant procedures in recent years. The Mediterranean country topped the European list of kidney transplantations, with a rate of 72.9 per million population in 2022. With regards to liver transplantations, Spain ranked second, with a rate of 24.8 procedures per million, figure only overtaken by Belgium, which featured a rate of 25.4 liver transplantations per million population.
