Transplant Care

Prevalence

Transplant in 2019

Global Data1

153,863

Organs Transplanted in 20191

Fig. Transplant in 2019 Fig. Living Donors

Transplant in India2,3,4 

  • 220,000 patients require kidney transplantation annually2
  • ~ 30,000 patients require liver transplantation annually3
  • 12,666 Organs Transplanted in 20194

Total number of Organ transplantations in India in 20194 

Fig. Transplant in 2019 Fig. Living Donors

References:

  1. International Report on Organ Donation and Transplantation Activities 2019. Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation. Available online at:
    http://www.transplant-observatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/glorep2019.pdf (Accessed on April 04, 2022)
  2. Shroff S. Current trends in kidney transplantation in India. Indian J Urol. 2016;32(3):173-174. doi:10.4103/0970-1591.185092
  3. Directorate general of health services. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare government of india. Available at:
    https://dghs.gov.in/content/1353_3_NationalOrganTransplantProgramme.aspx
  4. Ramesh V, Pal C. Organ Donation and Transplantation in India in 2019. Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Dec;19(12):1313-1321. doi: 10.6002/ect.2021.0105. Epub 2021 Oct 19.