Laut einer Studie ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Lungentransplantation bei Frauen geringer als bei Männern und sie stehen sechs Wochen länger auf der Warteliste Bei Frauen, die eine Lungentransplantation erhalten haben, ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass sie nach der Transplantation noch fünf Jahre leben, höher als bei Männern.

Six weeks might not sound like much, but on a transplant list, that’s an eternity. It’s heartbreaking that this disparity even exists.

I wonder if part of it isn’t just that there’s more men signed up to be donors, but that men are more likely to die in ways that allow their lungs to be donated.

The only way to be a viable lung donor is to die in a violent accident. If you die from cancer or disease you can’t donate. Similarly the lungs need to be healthy, so you need to die relatively young.

Men are much more likely than women to die in a violent accident. 78.1% of road fatalities in France are male [link](https://www.onisr.securite-routiere.gouv.fr/en/road-safety-performance/annual-road-safety-reports/2022-road-safety-annual-report).

“After transplantation, survival was higher for women than men with 70% of female recipients still alive five years after transplantation, compared to 61% of male recipients.”

“The researchers also found that most women received a donor lung that was matched by sex and height. Researchers say this is important since there is a higher number of male donors (56% of donors), and men are 13cm taller than women on average, which means that women may have to wait longer to get a lung transplant from a height-matched recipient.”

Study reveals that: 
– 6% more male donors (or deaths?) generally allowing for more size compatible transplanted organs
– 9% less men survive transplantation. 
– 91.6% women receive transplants vs. 95.6% men. 
– Women wait 115 days for a lung transplant on average versus 73 days for men. 

I feel like there are inequalities for both genders here but I guess that makes for a less interesting story.