2024: More transplants than ever before
The lifesaving gift of organ donation allowed tens of thousands of recipients to truly live again
2024 in brief:
- More than 48,000 organ transplants
- More than 7,000 living donors
- Nearly 17,000 deceased organ donors
- More than 55 percent increase in organ transplants since 2015
- More than 10% increase in lung transplants over 2023
- More than 7% increase in liver transplants over 2023
- Nearly 8,200 donors age 50+
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2023
A year of livesaving milestones
2023 was another record year for organ transplants, with 46,632 transplants thanks to the selfless and generous gifts from donors. In addition, 10,824 Black patients received transplants in 2023, more than in any year prior. Read the 2023 news release
2022
The U.S. achieves 1 million transplants
In 2022, more than 42,800 organ transplants were performed, again setting annual record. Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever. And the U.S. surpassed 1 million transplants. Read the 2022 news release
2021
All-time records again set in 2021 for organ transplants, organ donation from deceased donors
In 2021, 41,354 organ transplants were performed in the United States, an increase of 5.9 percent over 2020 and the first time the annual total exceeded 40,000. Read the 2021 news release
2020
Annual record trend continues for deceased organ donation, deceased donor transplants
Despite a 50% drop in deceased donor transplantation early in the pandemic, the U.S. system proved its strength and resilience by recovering quickly and continuing to outperform itself. Read the 2020 news release
2019
Organ donation again sets record
Nearly 11,900 people provided the lifesaving gift of organ donation upon their death last year, making 2019 the ninth consecutive record-breaking year for deceased donation in the United States. Read the 2019 news release