Kidney Transplants Drop Amid Increased Organ Donation Oversight

Several organizations expressed concern about the decline.

Doctors in Spain perform a renal transplantation on a patient in Madrid on Feb. 28, 2017. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

The number of kidney transplants in the United States dropped in 2025, according to a new report.

The Kidney Transplant Collaborative analyzed national data and found 28,377 kidney transplants were carried out in 2025, down 116 transplants from the previous year.