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- The number of women living donors was 9,784 last year compared to 5,651 men.
- A lone transgender contributed an organ to save the life of another human being.
- The total number of living donors in the country in 2023 rose to 15,436.
- The total number of organ transplants, taking into account both living and deceased donors, was 18,378, the highest ever.
- The Number of deceased donors was much higher among men, with 844 persons donating their organs, while women accounted for 255 such donations.
- The total (living and deceased) number of kidney transplants from January to December was 13,426.
- It was followed by liver and heart transplants at 4,491 and 221, respectively.
- Telangana topped the country in organ donation with 252 cadaver donors, followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with 178 cases each.
- In the number of kidney transplants, Delhi stood ahead of others with 2,576 cases while Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra reported 1,633 and 1,305 cases.
- Tamil Nadu reported the highest number of heart transplants, with 70 cases last year.
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