Due to unplanned maintenance on our authorisation application on Sunday, some user accounts have been reset. This was not the result of a hacking attempt or related to a cyber security incident.
The users involved have received an e-mail with a new temporary password. This password needs to be changed on first login. If you experience any problems with your login or access to applications please contact helpdesk@eurotransplant.org.
In 2020, a total of 6,356 organs were transplanted and 9,998 new patients were registered on the waiting list. Do you want to see more key figures and learn about our services and general statistics?
Please check out our factsheet 2020.
Last year, 6356 organs (2019: 6981) from 1837 deceased donors (2019: 2042) were successfully allocated through Eurotransplant to patients on the waiting list. This is a decrease of 9% in transplanted organs compared to 2019. The year 2020 ended with 14020 patients (2019: 13985) active on the waiting list.
We’re very pleased to announce that it has been able to allocate 6356 organs under the sometimes challenging conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Undeniably, COVID-19 has had an impact on the annual figures, though it remains difficult to state to what extent this effect is. Therefore, it is difficult to make a statement regarding the influence COVID-19 had on the Eurotransplant annual figures.
In 2020, 21.4% (2019: 21.3%) of all allocated organs were exchanged cross-border between the Eurotransplant member states. Thanks to this international exchange, a suitable donor organ could be found for many patients in the different Eurotransplant member states. This specifically applies to patients in special groups such as children, patients with acute organ failure (high urgency patients) as well as patients with a complex medical background (highly immunized patients). Due to the international cooperation within Eurotransplant the chance of receiving a suitable organ in time, is higher for these special patient groups. Furthermore, organ exchange between eight countries within Eurotransplant ensures that donor organs that would otherwise remain unused in one country – because there is no suitable recipient for this organ in this country – become available for patients in other countries.
Please find detailed tables and charts with key figures on waiting list, donation and transplantation, specified by organ, by country and by year (including 2020) in the online statistics library. Please be aware that slight deviations in the numbers can occur when comparing Eurotransplant figures with figures provided by national organizations in Eurotransplant member states. This may be caused by differences in calculation (e.g. counting double lung transplant as 1 or 2 transplants) and times of registration (counting based on time of donation or time of transplantation). Eurotransplant only reports on utilized donors (deceased donors of which at least one organ was used for transplantation). In every table in the statistics library, the precise method of counting is mentioned.
To find out more about the figures of Eurotransplant, visit the Statistics Library. For questions, please contact us by sending an email to pressinfo@eurotransplant.org.
The Lung Allocation Score (LAS) determines the ranking order in which offers are made to patients waiting for a lung transplant. According to this allocation policy, the patient with the highest LAS will be the first one to receive the lung offer. The score is constructed from estimates of each patient’s medical urgency prior to transplantation and the probability of success after transplantation. Since the system is based on a ‘net benefit’ concept it will give priority to patients who are most urgently in need of a transplant and who are expected to receive the greatest benefit.
Please note: The print button is only visible after filling out the form.
Please note: the LAS may change on a daily basis due to age. The actual LAS provided to a candidate is based on the data entered in the Thoracic Urgency Request database by the transplant center. The score produced by the LAS Calculator on this website is for your informational use only.
You can find the LAS calculator here.
The provisional monthly statistics of August have been updated.
Every month, provisional statistics are presented comparing the (cumulative) numbers for the current year with the previous year.
The provisional monthly statistics of July have been published.
We are pleased to present you an infographic with highlights in statistics and the activities that took place within Eurotransplant in 2019.
For more detailed information, please download the Eurotransplant Annual Report 2019.
Eurotransplant congratulates Hungary with the 11,000th organ transplant in Hungary. The organ transplant was performed in a patient with acute liver failure at Semmelweis University’s Department of Transplantation and Surgery on June 17, 2020.
Hungary became a member of the Eurotransplant community on July 1, 2013.
The provisional monthly statistics of June have been published.