What is the average waiting time for a kidney transplant in UK?
16 months. The average waiting time for a kidney transplant in the UK is about about 16 months. In the latest (2023) analysis the median average was 497 days.
But this varies significantly throughout the UK (the lowest is 235 days in Oxford, and highest is 707 days at Royal Free).
There are about 3000 kidney transplants done in the UK per year.
But the demand for donor organs far exceeds supply, with 5250 patients waiting. Hence some are never transplanted.
Other resources
The latest UK renal registry report (2023) and NHS Blood and Transplant kidney report (2023) are excellent sources of information.
Last Reviewed on 10 June 2024