Deceased donation and organ transplantation in Mexico. Analysis of 12 years and seven strategic proposals

Abstract

Background: The evolution of the activity of deceased organ donation and solid organ transplantation in Mexico was analyzed for the period of 2004-2018. Method: The information of deceased donation and organ transplantation in Mexico was collected and ordered for said period. When there was no complete information for 2018, the data for 2017 were used instead. Main sources of information: The global observatory on donation and transplantation and the National Transplant Center, Centro National de Trasplantes or CENATRA of the Mexican Secretariat of Health (SSA). Results: (1) In Mexico, deceased donation rates were: 3.2 donations per million population (pmp) in 2007 and 3.94 in 2017, an increase of 23.1%. The rate in 2017 is quite lower than the average reported for Latin America 9.5 donations pmp. (2) The number of patients.