Record Number Of Kidney Transplants Performed In The United States In 2022

During 2022, a record number of kidney transplants—nearly 25,500—were performed in a single year for the first time in the United States, with an average of 70 transplants completed daily. About 77% (19,636) transplants during 2022 were kidneys from deceased donors, about 5% more than the previous year.

About 23% (5,863) of the kidneys transplanted in 2022 were from living donors. Of these live donors, 1,086 participated in a Kidney-Paired Donation (KPD) program delivered by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a private non-profit organization that serves as the nation’s organ . . .