The article reports that in 2025, 183,896 organ transplants were performed worldwide, according to the Global Observatory of Donation and Transplantation of the National Transplant Organization, with activity in the EU reaching historic highs. However, despite the increase, 53,343 patients remained on the waiting list for an organ transplant as of December 31, 2025, and nine patients died daily in the European Union while awaiting a transplant.
In 2025, 183,896 organ transplants were performed worldwide, according to the latest report from the Global Observatory of Donation and Transplantation, managed by the National Transplant Organization. Activity in the European Union again reached historic highs.
However, despite the increase in transplantations, the ONT warned that, as of December 31, 2025, 53,343 patients were on the waiting list to receive an organ transplant.
In the European Union, nine patients died per day while waiting for a transplant, which highlights the severity of the shortage of available organs for donation.
