5,839 patients await life-saving organ transplants in A.P.
Ahead of National Organ Donation Day, Health Minister urges families to discuss organ donation and make informed decisions; State currently ranks sixth in the country for organ donation from brain-dead donors
As of July 1, 2026, 5,839 patients in Andhra Pradesh are on the waiting list for life-saving organ transplants, with kidneys and livers being the most in-demand organs, according to Jeevandan statistics. Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav called on families to discuss organ donation and make informed decisions ahead of National Organ Donation Day on August 3.
A state-level awareness programme in Visakhapatnam on August 2 will see Yadav participating in the event. The number of donors in Andhra Pradesh has risen from 41 in 2023 to a record 93 in 2025, leading to 301 organ transplant surgeries last year, the highest in Jeevandan's history. By July 24, 2026, 56 donors had already been registered, pushing Andhra Pradesh to rank sixth in the country for organ donation from brain-dead donors.
Kidneys are the most sought-after organs, with 3,715 patients waiting, followed by liver transplants (2,009), heart transplants (96), lungs (15) and pancreas transplants (4). Blood group O has the largest number of patients awaiting organs (2,600), followed by B (1,721), A (1,179) and AB (339).
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