LEIDEN (The Netherlands) – Eurotransplant publishes the preliminary annual figures 2023 in the eight Eurotransplant countries. Last year, 6815 organs (2022: 6454) from 2079 deceased donors (2022: 1938) were successfully allocated through Eurotransplant to patients on the waiting list. The year 2023 ended with 13,498 patients (2022: 13,276) active on the waiting list.
International cooperation
In 2023, 22.2% (2022: 21.6%) of all allocated organs were exchanged cross-border between the Eurotransplant member states. Thanks to this international exchange, a suitable donor organ could be found for many patients in the different Eurotransplant member states. This specifically applies to patients in special groups such as children, patients with acute organ failure (high urgency patients) as well as patients with a complex medical background (highly immunized patients). Due to the international cooperation within Eurotransplant the chance of receiving a suitable organ in time is higher for these specific patient groups.
Furthermore, organ exchange between eight countries within Eurotransplant ensures that donor organs that would otherwise remain unused in one country – because there is no suitable recipient for this organ in that country – become available for patients in other countries.
Statistics per country
Please find detailed tables and charts with key figures on waiting list, donation, and transplantation, specified by organ, by country and by year (including 2023) in the online statistics library (www.eurotransplant.org/statistics/statistics-library/).
Additional information
Please be aware that slight deviations in the numbers can occur when comparing Eurotransplant figures with figures provided by national organizations in Eurotransplant member states. This may be caused by differences in calculation (e.g., counting double lung transplant as 1 or 2 transplants) and times of registration (counting based on time of donation or time of transplantation). Eurotransplant only reports on utilized donors (deceased donors of which at least one organ was used for transplantation). In every table in the statistics library, the precise method of counting is mentioned.
Contact details
To find out more about the figures of Eurotransplant, visit www.eurotransplant.org/statistics/statistics-library/. For (press) questions, please contact us via pressinfo@eurotransplant.org.
