Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
776. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased donors in each of the past five years and to date in 2017; the number of organs retrieved in that time; the donor rate here; the number of persons on organ transplant waiting lists; the number of persons who have died while waiting on the transplant list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/17]
View answerThe following table sets out organ donor and transplant statistics for the period 2012 to end June 2017:
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
End June 2017 |
|
|
No. of Deceased Donors |
78 |
86 |
63 |
81 |
77 |
44 |
|
Total No. of Transplants |
238 transplants: 206 Deceased 32 Living |
294 transplants: 156 Deceased 38 Living |
251 transplants: 211 Deceased 40 Living |
266 transplants: 233 Deceased 33 Living |
280 transplants: 230 Deceased 50 Living |
124 transplants: 101 Deceased 23 Living |
|
Donor Rate per million of the population |
17.03 per million population |
18.7 per million population |
13.7 per million population |
17.2 per million population |
16.3 per million population |
End of year data not yet available |
|
Organ Transplant Waiting Lists |
563 |
661 |
682 |
546 |
573 |
587 |
The waiting list numbers are the year-end ‘active’ transplant list figures.
I have sought the numbers who have died while on a transplant list from the Health Service Executive and it is hoped to be in a position to forward them to you in the coming weeks.
