At the end of March 2023, there were 248 patients in England waiting for a lung transplant, while Scotland had 29 individuals on the lung transplant waiting list, followed by twelve in both Wales and Northern Ireland.
The UK has a low rate of lung transplant procedures compared to other European nations at 1.5 lung transplants per million population. This is much lower than the rate in Austria which was at 11.1 per million population. The rate in the UK in 2020 only ranks above Estonia, Poland and Lithuania.
Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country
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NHS Blood and Transplant. (July 12, 2023). Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. "Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country." Chart. July 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. (2023). Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant. "Number of Individuals on The Lung Transplant List in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of March 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/
NHS Blood and Transplant, Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of individuals on the lung transplant list in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2023, by country [Graph], NHS Blood and Transplant, July 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518845/lung-transplant-list-united-kingdom-uk/