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65% of country's heart transplants performed only in South India
short by / on Sunday, 14 December, 2025
65% of 957 heart transplants in the 5 years (2020-24) occurred in southern states, led by Tamil Nadu (332). Meanwhile, 1,695 await hearts and 82,285 wait for all organs nationally; 2,805 died waiting. Telangana tops lung transplants, yet many northern states recorded zero procedures, exposing a stark regional divide in life-saving care.
read more at The South First