Most transplanted organ
- Who
- Kidney
- What
- 112,549 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2023
In 2023, the kidney was the most transplanted organ worldwide. According to estimates collated by the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation as of January 2025, a total of 112,549 kidney transplant operations were performed, from a total of 173,848 transplant operations – constituting about 65% of transplant operations overall.
After kidneys, the most transplanted organs were:
- Livers (41,133 transplants; 23.66%)
- Hearts (10,121 transplants; 5.82%)
- Lungs (7,814 transplants; 4.49%)
- Pancreases (2,054 transplants; 1.18%)
- Small bowels (177 transplants; 0.1%)
In 2023, the USA was the country with the highest number of transplanted organs per million population: 139.68.