December 7, 2023 — The number of CanadiansFootnote i starting renal replacement therapy increased at an average rate of 0.5% per year between 2013 and 2022. Over the same time period, organ donations and transplantations increased by 23% and 22%, respectively, with 1,403 donations and 2,886 transplantations occurring in 2022.
The full range of statistics is presented in the data tables below. These statistics examine trends for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and organ donations and transplantations in Canada between 2013 and 2022
Key findings
- In 2022, more than 48,375 Canadians were living with ESKD. Of these, 29,809 Canadians were on dialysis, while an additional 18,566 were living with a functioning kidney transplant.Footnote i
- 2,886 solid organ transplants were performed in Canada in 2022. While still below pre-pandemic volumes in 2019 (N = 3,016), total transplants increased by 11% compared with 2020 (N = 2,594) and 5% compared with 2021 (N = 2,752).
- In 2022, there were 827 deceased donors, the highest number over the last decade. This represents a 12% increase compared with 2021 (N = 736) and a 50% increase compared with 2013 (N = 553).
- While Canadian living donations improved by 18% in 2022 (N = 576) compared with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (N = 490), the number decreased slightly by 3% compared with 2021 (N = 594).
Featured material
Snapshot, 2013 to 2022
Data and trends for ESKD, organ donation and transplantation, as well as organ donation and transplantation recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology notes
Supplementary information, including a list of transplant hospitals, renal programs and organ donation organizations; a glossary; analytical methods; and more.
Data tables
Renal replacement therapy
Explore trends in the treatment of ESKD, including data on incident and prevalent patients and patient outcomes (e.g., patient and graft survival).
Extra-renal transplants
Explore trends for extra-renal organ transplant (liver, heart, lung, pancreas, intestine) recipients, patients on wait-lists and patient outcomes.
Organ donors
Explore trends for living and deceased donors, including donor source, donor relationships to transplant recipients and donor rates across Canada.
Pre-formatted Quick Stats
View summary-level data on ESKD in Canada, for patients with and without diabetes.
Interactive Quick Stats
Dig deeper into statistics on patients with ESKD, and on organ donors and transplant recipients. Look at statistics by specific province, year, organ, etc.
Related resources
- Data Quality Documentation for Users: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, 2013 to 2022 Data (PDF)
- Summary statistics on organ transplants, wait-lists and donors
- Information on organ replacements and CORR metadata
- Pan-Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation (ODT) Data and Performance Reporting System Project
Footnote
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Excludes Quebec.