Indications for transplantation by primary disease in the United Kingdom (January 1985 to December 1992)
| Disease | No (%) of recipients |
| Primary biliary cirrhosis | 464 (21) |
| Autoimmune hepatitis | 142 (6) |
| Hepatitis B | 79 (4) |
| Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 136 (6) |
| Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | 51 (2) |
| Budd-Chiari syndrome | 34 (1) |
| Cryptogenic cirrhosis | 117 (5) |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 87 (4) |
| Biliary atresia | 161 (7) |
| Acute liver failure | 351 (16) |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 76 (3) |
| Cholangiocarcinoma | 30 (1) |
| Others | 489 (24) |