The statistics on this page show transplant activity in the UK - as at 22 August 2008.
Figures in brackets relate to people aged under 18 and are included in the corresponding total figure. Validated data for the new financial year will be published next week
Please note that, due to 2008 being a leap year, the figures for 2007/08 are based on a period one day longer than the previous year
Donors |
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| Current financial year |
Previous financial year |
Previous financial year (2007/2008) |
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Organ donors* |
326 |
(25) |
306 |
(16) |
809 |
(41) | ||
Cornea only donors* |
641 |
(7) |
714 |
(4) |
1861 |
(18) |
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Total* |
967 |
(32) |
1020 |
(20) |
2670 |
(59) |
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Living donors*** |
319 | (0) |
302 |
(0) |
854 |
(0) |
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TOTAL (deceased and living donors) |
1286 |
(32) |
1322 |
(20) |
3524 |
(59) |
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* deceased donors only *** the term 'living donor transplant' is explained below |
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Registered for a transplant(excluding those suspended from the transplant list for health, personal or other reasons) |
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Organ type |
Currently (at 21.8.08) |
End of previous month |
End of previous financial year |
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Kidney |
6958 |
(122) |
6903 |
(118) |
6784 |
(117) |
Pancreas |
43 |
(0) |
43 |
(0) |
38 |
(0) |
Kidney/ pancreas |
212 |
(0) |
217 |
(0) |
184 |
(0) |
Heart |
84 |
(12) |
89 |
(13) |
91 |
(16) |
Lung(s) |
233 |
(11) |
237 |
(12) |
268 |
(13) |
Heart/lungs |
14 |
(1) |
12 |
(1) |
18 |
(2) |
Liver |
331 |
(28) |
310 |
(28) |
256 |
(35) |
| Other (multi-organ) | 31 |
(7) |
29 |
(8) |
16 |
(3) |
TOTAL |
7906 |
(181) |
7840 |
(180) |
7655 |
(186) |
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 UK Transplant, and might be subject to slight modification. |
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