Karnataka recorded its highest-ever number of organ donors - 198 in 2025 - as recorded by Jeevasarthakathe, the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) of Karnataka. The state ranked third in India after Tamil Nadu and Telangana; kidneys and corneas were the most commonly donated organs. Donor numbers rose from 162 in 2024 and 178 in 2023.