How long will my kidney last?

The organ procurement and transplant network (OPTN) keeps statistics on graft survival. As of May 1, 2008, the 1-year adjusted survival for deceased donor non–expanded criteria donor kidney transplants was 91.7% for all ages of recipients. The 5-year survival was 70.4% and 10-year survival, 43.7%.

For expanded criteria donor kidney transplants, the 1-year adjusted graft survival was 84.8%, at 5 years 54.9%, and at 10 years 26.3%.

For living donor renal transplants, the adjusted graft survival at 1 year was 95.7%, at 5 years 80.8%, and at 10 years 57.9%. The adjusted survival rates above are an average across all age groups. There are many factors that affect the survival of kidney transplants, such as the original cause of the ESRD (end-stage renal disease), patient compliance, and living donor versus deceased donor.