Renal transplant waiting list time?

Can be years: There are about 90, 000 americans waiting for a kidney transplant and about 10, 000 deceased donor kidneys available each year. Therefore, kidneys are offered based on formulas that primarily consider length of time waiting, tissue type and ABO blood type, sensitization, distance from center, and < age 18.

Depends: For deceased donor renal transplants, if you live in most metropolitan areas in the U.S., the current wait time is in excess of 5 years. Because some patients cannot afford to wait that long, they have the option of signing up for other types of kidneys (including older kidneys, "increased risk" kidneys). Other factors that affect your wait time are your bloody type, antibody levels (PRA), etc..