0 Organs transplanted annually (2025)
0% of increase over 2024
0 actual deceased organ donors in 2025
0 transplants/hour in 2025
0% of living kidney transplants (2025)
0% of actual DCD (2025)
0% of living liver transplants (2025)

  • More than 183 800 Solid Organ Transplants
    were reported


  • Information of 96 countries on organ
    transplantation activities (75% of global
    population)

  • 49 169 Deceased Organ Donors in 2025.


  • 70% were from Brain Death.


  • Deceased donation reported in 76 countries.


  • ** Canada only provided utilized deceased organ donors

  • 54 600 living transplants were reported.


  • Living transplants performed in 95/96 countries.

  • 116 775 Kidney Transplants performed in 2025.


  • 37%from living donors.


  • 3% of increase vs 2024.

  • 45 554 Liver Transplants performed in 2025.


  • 23% were from living donors.


  • 5% of increase vs 2024.


  • 24 domino liver transplants reported.

  • 10 748 Heart Transplants performed in 2025.


  • 3.5% of increase vs 2024.

  • 8472 Lung Transplants performed worldwide.


  • 3% of increase vs 2024.


  • 16 living lung transplants (0.2%) were reported.

  • 2148 Pancreatic Transplants performed in 2025.


  • 41 countries reported pancreas transplant
    activities.


  • 2.5 % of increase vs 2024.

  • 180 procedures were reported in 2024.


  • 2.3 of decrease vs 2024.

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    HIGHLIGHTS

    • Paper of 2024 Global Report in Transplantation Journal