The number of patients on the organ transplant wait-list on December 31, per million population
Higher rates indicate that there are more people on the wait-list relative to the size of the population. Note that people may not be listed in the province where they live (e.g., if the province of residence does not perform the type of transplantation required), so rates may be higher in provinces that have many patients from other provinces on their wait-list.
Data availability:
to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation
Rate = Number of patients active or on hold on the organ transplant wait-list ÷ National or provincial population × 1,000,000
Denominator
Provincial or national population
Numerator
Number of patients on the organ transplant wait-list on December 31 of the reporting year
Comments
Removals from and deaths on the wait-list in the calendar year are also shown. These represent changes in the wait-list over a full year rather than a snapshot of the wait-list on December 31, as the number of active and on-hold patients does.