In 2019, approximately 1.4 thousand individuals were active on the transplant list waiting for a kidney in Belgium. This was significantly more patients waiting for a kidney than in 2017. The number of patients waiting on a liver and lung transplant has also generally increased over the three-year period.
Transplant activity in Belgium
In 2019, 37.4 kidney transplants per million population were carried out in Belgium, a decrease from a rate of 48.1 in 2017. Kidney transplants are still the most common organ transplant procedure, ahead of liver and lung transplant with rates of 24.9 and 9.7 per million population respectively. The number of patients who died on the kidney transplant list has decreased in Belgium, going from 31 in 2017 to 29 in 2019.
European comparisons
The rate of kidney transplant procedures in Belgium is in the top half when classified alongside other European countries. In 2019, Belgium ranked thirteenth out of the European countries in the rate of kidney transplants. Spain had the highest rate with 73.8 procedures per million population.
Total number of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by organ
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EDQM, & ONT. (September 21, 2021). Total number of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by organ [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538252/number-of-patients-ever-active-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-in-belgium/
EDQM, und ONT. "Total number of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by organ." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538252/number-of-patients-ever-active-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-in-belgium/
EDQM, ONT. (2021). Total number of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by organ. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538252/number-of-patients-ever-active-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-in-belgium/
EDQM, and ONT. "Total Number of Patients on An Organ Transplant Waiting List in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by Organ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538252/number-of-patients-ever-active-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-in-belgium/
EDQM & ONT, Total number of patients on an organ transplant waiting list in Belgium from 2017 to 2019, by organ Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538252/number-of-patients-ever-active-on-organ-transplant-waiting-list-in-belgium/ (last visited August 13, 2022)