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Children and young adults are generally given priority if a matched donation becomes available, as they'll most likely gain a longer-term benefit from a transplant. For older adults, a scoring system is used to determine who should get a donation.

Your Place on the Waitlist Jones notes , for example, the kidney transplant waiting list in the Utah region can vary from two to four years, and that's often tied to the pancreas transplant waiting list to treat diabetes.

Nebraska Medicine offers one of the shortest wait times in the United States.

The average wait for a deceased donor kidney transplant in the UK is 2-3 years. Some patients wait much longer than average, some wait a shorter time. To receive a kidney from a deceased donor, you will need to go on the transplant waiting list.

In general, the average time frame for waiting can be 3-5 years at most centers, but it is longer in some parts of the country. You should ask your transplant center to get a better understanding of the wait times. Some factors that determine how long you wait include: How well you match with the available kidney.

There are different kinds of donated kidneys – some with shorter wait times. It will be your job to choose which of these kidneys you're willing to take – being open to more than 1 kind may make your wait shorter. Each donated kidney has a KDPI (Kidney Donor Profile Index) score.

In order to be eligible to receive a kidney transplant: You must have chronic irreversible kidney disease that has not responded to other medical or surgical treatments. You are either on dialysis or may require dialysis in the near future. You must qualify for and be able to tolerate major surgery.

In order to be eligible to receive a kidney transplant: You must have chronic irreversible kidney disease that has not responded to other medical or surgical treatments. You are either on dialysis or may require dialysis in the near future. You must qualify for and be able to tolerate major surgery.