Number of patients waiting for transplant in Hong Kong 2015-2019, by organ
By the end of 2019, a total of 2,268 patients were on the kidney transplant waiting list in Hong Kong. Although kidneys have been the most needed organ for transplant, there were only 57 donations in 2019. With a patient-to-donation ratio at 39.8:1, the average waiting time increased to 54 months as of the end of that year.