Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi has performed 779 organ transplants so far in 2026, an increase of 23.5 per cent over the whole of last year, bringing the total number of procedures carried out in the emirate since 2017 to 2,500, according to new figures released by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi.
The latest figures show a sharp expansion in transplant services, with procedures rising from 290 in 2024 to 631 in 2025 before reaching 779 this year, an increase of nearly 169 per cent compared with 2024.
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The department reported one-year post-transplant success rates reaching 96.5 per cent, while more than 40,000 people have registered their intention to donate organs after death through Hayat, the UAE's national organ and tissue donation and transplantation programme.
Abu Dhabi also recorded the highest organ donation rate among Gulf countries in 2025, according to the department, while regional cooperation has enabled the exchange of more than 550 organs between the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait since the programme's launch.
Launched in 2017, Hayat aims to increase the availability of donated organs and improve access to life-saving treatment for patients with organ failure.
