Statistics on the supply of and demand for organs for transplants

Supply	2005	2006
Deceased
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
Kidney	543	671
Liver/lobe	8	9
Active national transplant list
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