Conor Stewart
Research expert covering health & pharmaceuticals in the UK & Europe
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Spain had a rate of 63.2 kidney transplants per million population in 2021, the highest rate in Europe. Additionally, Spain had approximately 23 liver transplants per million in 2021, making it the fourth-highest rate in Europe behind only the rate of transplants in Croatia, Italy, and Belgium.
Spain had over 9.8 thousand patients active on the transplant waiting list in 2021, with 6.9 thousand of those waiting for a kidney transplant. This was lower the 18.8 thousand patients waiting for a kidney transplant in France, the highest amount in Europe.
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