Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of kidney transplants in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement.
The information requested is as follows:
Transplants performed involving kidneys, 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016: by nation of transplant unit | ||||||
Nation/donor type | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
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England |
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Deceased donor | 1,494 | 1,649 | 1,825 | 1,796 | 1,914 |
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Living Donor | 866 | 907 | 941 | 886 | 863 |
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Total | 2,360 | 2,556 | 2,766 | 2,682 | 2,777 |
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Northern Ireland |
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Deceased donor | 27 | 26 | 40 | 44 | 50 |
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Living donor | 50 | 49 | 58 | 54 | 66 |
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Total | 77 | 75 | 98 | 98 | 116 |
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Wales |
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Deceased donor | 108 | 94 | 85 | 60 | 69 |
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Living donor | 38 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 29 |
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Total | 146 | 137 | 122 | 96 | 98 |
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Source: NHS Blood and Transplant |
Transplants performed involving kidneys, 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016: by nation of patient residency | ||||||
Nation/donor type | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
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England |
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Deceased donor | 1,463 | 1,623 | 1,796 | 1,774 | 1,881 |
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Living Donor | 830 | 877 | 895 | 842 | 822 |
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Total | 2,293 | 2,500 | 2,691 | 2,616 | 2,703 |
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Northern Ireland |
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Deceased donor | 30 | 33 | 42 | 48 | 56 |
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Living donor | 56 | 54 | 61 | 55 | 63 |
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Total | 86 | 87 | 103 | 103 | 119 |
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Wales |
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Deceased donor | 133 | 112 | 108 | 74 | 94 |
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Living donor | 50 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 46 |
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Total | 183 | 164 | 157 | 118 | 140 |
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Source: NHS Blood and Transplant |
A seven year United Kingdom-wide organ donation and transplantation strategy was jointly published by the four UK health ministers and NHS Blood and Transplant in July 2013. The strategy aims to increase donation and transplantation rates; to make the UK system comparable with the best of the world. 2015/16 saw the highest ever deceased donor rate in the UK with 1,364 deceased donors resulting in 3,529 transplants. We continue to support work to further increase donation and transplantation rates, particularly promoting collaborative working amongst organisations and raising awareness of donation in the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic population.