Many states with high liver death rates had fewer transplants in 2021

Change in transplants from 2019 to 2021 for states with above average deaths from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

Notes: Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis deaths per capita average of 2018 to 2021. Puerto Rico excluded because of missing data.
Chart: Joel Eastwood Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (transplant rates); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (deaths and population) Embed