Organ replacement in Canada: CORR annual statistics
December 18, 2024 — The number of CanadiansFootnote i starting renal replacement therapy increased at an average rate of 0.5% per year between 2014 and 2023. Over the same time period, organ donations and solid organ transplantations increased by 35% and 43%, respectively, with 1,545 donations and 3,369 solid organ transplantations occurring in 2023.
The data tables below offer a full range of statistics. They examine trends for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), organ donations and transplantations in Canada between 2014 and 2023.
Key findings
- In 2023, more than 49,000 Canadians were living with ESKD. Of these, 29,906 Canadians were on dialysis, while an additional 19,356Footnote i were living with a functioning kidney transplant.
- 3,427 Canadians were waiting for a solid organ transplant as of December 31, 2023. Of these, 71% were waiting for a kidney, 14% for a liver, 5% for a lung, 3% for a heart, 3% for a pancreas and 3% for a combination of organs.
- In 2023, a total of 3,406 transplantationsReference 1 occurred in Canada, of which 3,369 were solid organ transplants. This is the first year since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in which solid organ transplants exceeded 2019 numbers (12% increase compared with 3,016 solid organ transplants in 2019).
- In 2023, there were 951 deceased donors, the highest number over the last decade. This represents a 15% increase compared with 2022 (N = 827) and a 61% increase compared with 2014 (N = 591).
- Canadian living donations increased by 21% in 2023 (N = 594) compared with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (N = 490). Living donation numbers are still 3% less than 2019’s pre-pandemic numbers (N = 614).
Featured material
Snapshot, 2014 to 2023
A snapshot of data and trends over the last decade for ESKD, organ donation and transplantation.
Methodology notes
Supplementary information, including a list of transplant hospitals, renal programs and organ donation organizations; a glossary; analytical methods; and more.
Data tables
Dialysis and pre-emptive kidney transplants
Explore trends in the treatment of ESKD with dialysis and pre-emptive transplants, including data on incident and prevalent patients and patient outcomes.
Kidney transplants
Explore trends for kidney transplant recipients, including patients on wait-lists and patient outcomes.
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.
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.
- Transplants by Organ Type: 2014 to 2023
- Organ Donors: 2014 to 2023
- Incident End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients: 2014 to 2023
- Final Treatment Modality for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients on December 31: 2014 to 2023
- Incident End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Patients by Primary Diagnosis: 2014 to 2023
Historical reports
Related resources
- Data Quality Documentation for Users: Canadian Organ Replacement Register, 2014 to 2023 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.
Reference
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Canadian Institute for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information. Organ donation and transplantation data and reporting. Accessed December 6, 2024.
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Information. Organ replacement in Canada: CORR annual statistics. Accessed April 2, 2025.
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