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there's a waiting list for every transplant and they have to think very carefully about who gets the latest new organ transplant. the amount of organs able to be transplanted is far outnumbered by the amount of people NEEDING a transplant, and doctors end up having to prioritize based on factors like age, lifestyle, etc. a fifty year old alcoholic is less likely to get a new liver than an eight year old that was poisoned.

Actually, an eight year old has a pretty low chance because the decision of age as a basis is also partially so that the organ will be the same overall size as the person needing it. An adult liver isn't going to work very effectively in a child and it's actually very hard to get an organ transplant for a child because they need one of a similar size, therefore a child around the same age has to die in a way that leaves the organs in good condition AND the child's parents have to agree to donating them. It's really sad to think about, but a child is far more likely to die waiting for a transplant than an adult. If you want to compare, you'd want to compare two adults, so someone around 18-20 is going to be more likely than the fifty year old.

There's also loads of other factors as well, like blood type, size, weight, time on waiting list, overall health, etc.

just to point this out, but you are aware that people can to partial liver transplants, right? the liver itself doesn't have to fully be transplanted over for it to be effective. one adult liver could go to two children that met the same donor requirements. living-donor transplants can also let family members donate part of their own liver to a child, or an adult, for that matter.

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