Transplants in Spain in 2022, by type
Kidney transplantation was the most common organ transplant in Spain in 2022, with approximately 3.4 thousand procedures. Doctors also performed more than one thousand liver transplants, 415 lung transplants, 311 heart transplants, 92 pancreas transplants and four intestinal transplants. Organ donation can be given through both a deceased and living donor if blood and oxygen are flowing through the organs until the time of recovery to ensure viability.
Spain: leader in organ donation
In 2021, Spain had the highest rate of deceased donors in Europe. The rate of organ donation, including donation after brain death (DBD) and after cardiac death (DCD), was 40.8 per million population. Portugal and Croatia followed, with 29.6 and 29.5 donors per million population, respectively. Romania and Bulgaria, on the other hand, were the European countries with the lowest rate of deceased organ donors that year.
Kidney and Liver transplants in Europe
Spain has increased its rate of both kidney and liver transplant procedures in recent years. The Mediterranean country topped the European list of kidney transplantations, with a rate of 63.2 per million population in 2021. With regards to liver transplantations, Spain ranked second along with Belgium and Italy, with a rate of 23.1 procedures per million, figure only overtaken by Croatia, which featured a rate of 25.4 liver transplantations per million population in 2021.
Spain: leader in organ donation
In 2021, Spain had the highest rate of deceased donors in Europe. The rate of organ donation, including donation after brain death (DBD) and after cardiac death (DCD), was 40.8 per million population. Portugal and Croatia followed, with 29.6 and 29.5 donors per million population, respectively. Romania and Bulgaria, on the other hand, were the European countries with the lowest rate of deceased organ donors that year.
Kidney and Liver transplants in Europe
Spain has increased its rate of both kidney and liver transplant procedures in recent years. The Mediterranean country topped the European list of kidney transplantations, with a rate of 63.2 per million population in 2021. With regards to liver transplantations, Spain ranked second along with Belgium and Italy, with a rate of 23.1 procedures per million, figure only overtaken by Croatia, which featured a rate of 25.4 liver transplantations per million population in 2021.
