Statistics

Transplants save lives

The statistics on this page show transplant activity in the UK - as at 11 September 2009.

Figures in brackets relate to people aged under 18 and are included in the corresponding total figure.

Donors
 

Current financial year
(01.4.09 - 06.9.09)

Previous financial year
(01.4.08 - 06.9.08)

Previous financial year
(2008-2009)

Organ donors*

388

(21)

377

(28)

899

 (64)

Cornea only donors*

871

(4)

723

(7)

1826

(15)

Total*

1259

(25)

1100

(35)

2725

(79)
 

Living donors***

 386

(0)

410

(0)

954

(0)

TOTAL (deceased and living donors)

1645

(25)

1510

(35)

3679

(79)

* deceased donors only

*** the term 'living donor transplant' is explained below



Transplants

Transplant type

Current financial year
(01.4.09 - 06.9.09 )

Previous financial year
(01.4.08 - 06.9.08)

Previous financial year
(2008-2009)

Kidney*

600

(35)

585

(34)

1403

(74)

Pancreas

17

(1)

24

(0)

 54

(0)

Kidney/pancreas

70

(0)

77

(0)

 152

(0)

Heart*

 61

(21)

63

(13)

129

(35)

Domino heart**

0

(0)

0

(0)

 0

(0)

Lung(s)*

66

(4)

 61

(6)

143

(9)

Heart/lung

3

(0)

2

(0)

 3

(1)

Liver or liver lobe*

268

(31)

288

(40)

644

(80)

Domino liver/lobe**

2

(0)

5

(0)

7

(0)

Other (multi-organ)

8

(4)

7

(4)

24

(10)

TOTAL

1095

(96)

1112

(97)

 2559

(209)
 

Live kidney

380

(27)

394

(27)

927

(64)

Live liver

6

(4)

16

(11)

27

(18)

Live lung(s)

0

(0)

0

(0)

0

(0)

TOTAL live transplants***

386

(31)

410

(38)

954

(82)

TOTAL (deceased and living donor)

1481

(127)

1522

(135)

3513

(291)

* deceased donors only

** "domino" heart transplants occur when a viable heart from a patient receiving a heart/lungs transplant is transplanted into another patient.
"domino" liver transplants occur when the liver, viable in the short term, from a patient receiving a liver transplant is transplanted into another desperately ill patient.

*** living donor transplants include kidney, liver and lung, but exclude "domino" hearts and livers.

**** reported to NHSBT from 1 July 2009

Pancreas Islets ****

-

(-)

-

(-)

-

(-)

Cornea

1164

(30)

1122

(28)

2712

(65)
 

 

Registered for a transplant

(excluding those suspended from the transplant list for health, personal or other reasons)

Organ type

Currently (at 10.9.09)

End of previous month
(31.8.09)

End of previous financial year
(31.3.09)

Kidney

6974

(122)

7012

(128)

6918

(105)

Pancreas

50

(3)

51

(3)

43

(3)

Kidney/ pancreas

279

(0)

280

(0)

256

(0)

Heart

105

(18)

104

(17)

91

(13)

Lung(s)

240

(15)

243

(16)

216

(11)

Heart/lungs

11

(1)

12

(1)

13

(0)

Liver

380

(21)

385

(22)

314

(18)
Other (multi-organ)

28

(3)

29

(4)

26

(6)

TOTAL

8067

(183)

8116

(191)

7877

(156)

Numbers registered for a cornea transplant are not available

Organ donor and transplant statistics on this page are recorded by financial year to reflect funding initiatives aimed at increasing opportunities for organ donation.

These figures are provisional, as currently recorded by NHS Blood and Transplant, and might be subject to slight modification.
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Riminder Dosanjh's story

Riminder Dosanjh

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