Donation of organs
Statistics on the supply of and demand for organs for transplants
Supply |
2005 |
2006 |
Deceased |
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Kidney |
1197 |
1240 |
Kidney and pancreas |
102 |
138 |
Pancreas |
15 |
25 |
Heart |
147 |
156 |
Heart and lung |
8 |
3 |
Lung |
129 |
119 |
Liver/lobe |
584 |
616 |
Other multi-organ |
15 |
22 |
Cornea |
2443 |
2479 |
Living donors |
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Kidney |
543 |
671 |
Liver/lobe |
8 |
9 |
Active national transplant list |
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Kidney |
5660 |
6190 |
Kidney and pancreas |
76 |
141 |
Pancreas |
53 |
53 |
Heart |
96 |
83 |
Heart and lung |
41 |
37 |
Lung |
257 |
272 |
Liver |
360 |
326 |
Source: UK Transplant
Notes
• Bone marrow transplantation is used to treat some life-threatening conditions, such as leukemias. It is a challenging procedure and being replaced by use of peripheral blood treated with growth factors to stimulate the multiplication of stem cells.
• Face transplants have been attempted in a couple of countries but are still highly experimental.
• The median waiting time for an adult kidney transplant is 841 days. Children wait on average 164 days.
• Adults wait an average of 103 days for a heart and 406 for a lung. Children wait an average of 143 days for a heart.
• Adults wait an average of 95 days for a liver transplant, while children wait an average of 76 days.
Source: British Medical Association