China Medical News

According to a press conference held by the National Health Commission on June 22, the five-year survival rate of liver transplant recipients in China rose from around 59% in 2014 to 71% in 2017.  The one-year survival rate and three-year survival rate of liver transplant recipients in China reached 84% and 75% respectively, on a par with the international standard, said Guo Yanhong, an official with the commission.

Guo said China conducted 4,732 liver transplant operations in 2017, up over 26% year on year. Among them, 4,138 came from donations after cardiac deaths. The current average waiting time for a liver transplant in China is 27.5 days, compared with 120 days needed in the United States, according to Guo. (Source: Xinhua)