Kerala has witnessed renewed vigour in organ donation, with the donor numbers more than doubling in 2025 compared to the previous year. As many as 25 deceased donor donations have been recorded at the Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (K-SOTTO).
The total number of deceased donor organs donated stands at 75, with kidney being the most donated organ (41), followed by liver (21) and heart (7).
The number of donors stood at 21 in 2020 before declining in the subsequent years and hitting a low of 11 donors in 2024.
“The rise in awareness among the community has contributed to the increase in numbers. Families of brain-dead patients are now coming forward for organ donation,” said K-SOTTO executive director and State convener of the Mrithasanjeevani organ transplant programme Noble Gracious.
The highest number of the donations was in 2015 with 76 donors. It dropped to 72 in 2016 and 18 in 2017.
