Evolving Trends in Organ Donation and Transplantation Rates Across Muslim Majority Countries.

ABSTRACT: Muslim-majority countries differ in socio-cultural behavior and economic development but share a similar high burden of organ failure. Due to this heterogeneity, mapping organ donation and transplantation activity is of interest for future healthcare provision. Data was analyzed for 50 Muslim-majority countries (defined as Muslims comprising >50% of the population). Organ donation/transplantation rates were obtained from global registries between 2013-2023. Supplementary socio-economic and health data were obtained from open-source data repositories. Muslim-majority countries population increased from 1.53 billion to 1.88 billion between 2013-2023. Organ donation/transplant activity was only reported for 21/50 countries. Most organ donations came from living people rather than deceased don

SUBMITTER: Malik F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684439 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature