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The number of organ transplants is continuing to rise, but the UK still lags behind other countries, official figures show.
There were 4,655 transplants carried out in 2013-14 - a 10% rise on the year before and the eighth year in succession the numbers have gone up.
But the NHS Blood and Transplant data showed three people a day still died because of a shortage of donors.
By 2020 the NHS wants to increase the donor rate by more than 50%.
That would bring the UK in line with the best performing countries such as Spain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28213262
There were 4,655 transplants carried out in 2013-14 - a 10% rise on the year before and the eighth year in succession the numbers have gone up.
But the NHS Blood and Transplant data showed three people a day still died because of a shortage of donors.
By 2020 the NHS wants to increase the donor rate by more than 50%.
That would bring the UK in line with the best performing countries such as Spain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28213262