How long will a transplanted liver last?

20 years: About 70% of deceased donor liver transplant recipients are alive with functioning grafts at 5 years, and about 50% are alive at 10 years. Cases of 20 year survival with the same have occurred.

Many years: If you take you medications and don't have recurrence of your primary disease it can last for decades.

A long time: Potentially a transplanted liver can last decades, a lifetime. Some diseases, such as hepatitis c, can recur with a vengeance. But i often tell patients that if they make it the 1st yr, their bungee cord may break, their parachute may not open, but they won't die of liver disease.