Andorra Sees Record 10 Organ Transplants from Catalonia in 2025

Ten Andorran residents received organ transplants at Catalan hospitals in 2025, marking an increase from the seven procedures carried out the previous year.

The Organització Catalana de Trasplantaments (OCATT) outlined these figures in its annual report. Of the transplants for Andorran patients in Catalonia, seven involved kidneys, two hearts, and one a lung. All organs came from deceased donors except for one kidney from a living donor. In 2024, the breakdown had been four kidney transplants, one liver, and two hearts, with two living kidney donations.

Andorra also contributed to the system through tissue donations. Hospital Nostra Senyora de Meritxell recorded 14 corneal donations—the only tissue type currently sent from Andorra to Catalonia—ranking it 28th among Catalan facilities for cadaveric tissue donations. This figure nearly matched the 16 donations from all other Spanish autonomous communities combined. The activity followed a May agreement between the Servei Andorrà d’Atenció Sanitària (SAAS), the Andorran health ministry, the Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya, and Barcelona’s Hospital Clínic. The ministry had targeted 10 to 20 corneal donations annually, a lower threshold already exceeded after seven months.

Additionally, two Andorran residents who died in Catalonia became organ donors there in 2025.

As of 31 December 2025, ten Andorran residents remained on the waiting list for organ transplants in Catalan centres: nine for kidneys and one for a pancreas. This matched the 2024 total, though the tenth patient that year awaited a lung transplant. Kidney transplants continue to represent the greatest need among Andorran patients.

Spain performed 6,335 organ transplants nationwide in 2025, retaining its position as the world leader for the 34th consecutive year despite a 2% drop from 2024. The total reflected 2,547 deceased donors and 408 living donors.