International organ donor rates explained

Organ donation rates vary widely by country and region. The tables document the effective organ donor designation rate and deceased donors per million in the United States and abroad.

United States

Flag! Population (2009)! % Donors (18+)! DMV Sign-up Rate! Source

AL	Alabama			61%		^[1]
AK	Alaska			80%
AZ	Arizona			42%	17.2%
AR	Arkansas			58%
CA	California			34%	25.5%
CO	Colorado			67%	64.4%
CT	Connecticut			41%	36.6%
DE	Delaware			48%
DC	District of Columbia			45%	33.9%
FL	Florida			45%
GA	Georgia			59%
HI	Hawaii			54%	41.4%
ID	Idaho			61%
IL	Illinois			53%	35.6%
IN	Indiana			69%
IA	Iowa			73%	62.8%
KS	Kansas			43%
KY	Kentucky			38%	25.9%
LA	Louisiana			61%	51.2%
ME	Maine			55%
MD	Maryland			52%	44.2%
MA	Massachusetts			50%
MI	Michigan			39%	12.7%
MN	Minnesota			62%
MS	Mississippi			24%
MO	Missouri			67%	36.3%
MT	Montana			82%	62.4%
NE	Nebraska			49%	43.2%
NV	Nevada			40%
NH	New Hampshire			41%
NJ	New Jersey			33%
NM	New Mexico			62%
NY	New York			20%	11.1%
NC	North Carolina			58%	51.6%
ND	North Dakota			66%
OH	Ohio			59%	54.6%
OK	Oklahoma			64%
OR	Oregon			74%	37.4%
PA	Pennsylvania			46%	45.1%
RI	Rhode Island			50%
SC	South Carolina			29%	49.3%
SD	South Dakota			55%
TN	Tennessee			36%	30.3%
TX	Texas			17%
UT	Utah			69%	51.3%
VT	Vermont			5%
VA	Virginia			57%	33.1%
WA	Washington			78%	56.7%
WV	West Virginia			35%
WI	Wisconsin			58%
WY	Wyoming			60%	55.4%

Global summary

Flag! Country !! Consent !! Number of deceased donors, per million of population !! Population !! Source

	Argentina		19.60		^[2]
	Armenia		0
	Australia	Opt-in	21.60
	Austria	Opt-out	23.88
	Azerbaijan		0
	Bahrain		4
	Bangladesh		0
	Belarus		26.20
	Belgium	Opt-out	30.30
	Bolivia		0.36
	Bosnia		0.9
	Brazil		18.10
	Brunei		0
	Canada		21.87
	Chile		10.4
	China		0.6
	Colombia		8.40
	Costa Rica		6.60
	Croatia	Opt-out	34.63
	Cuba		12.30
	Cyprus	Tacit	6.86
	Czech Republic	Tacit	27.14
	Denmark	Opt-in	17.18
	Dominican Republic		2.20
	Ecuador		7.78
	Egypt		0
	El Salvador		0
	Estonia	Tacit	18.87
	Ethiopia		0
	Finland	Opt-out	26.23
	France	Opt-out	33.25
	Georgia		0
	Germany	Opt-in	11.20
	Greece	Tacit	5.5
	Guatemala		0.38
	Hong Kong		3.86
	Hungary	Tacit	18.42
	Iceland	Opt-out	19.29
	India		0.52
	Iran		14.34
	Ireland	Tacit	17.35
	Israel	Opt-in	10.80
	Italy	Opt-out	24.70
	Japan		0.99
	Jordan		0.21
	Kuwait		6.75
	Latvia	Tacit	9.90
	Lebanon		0.89
	Libya		0
	Lithuania	Tacit	18.60
	Luxembourg	Tacit	8.33
	Macedonia		1.43
	Malaysia		0.53
	Malta		25
	Mexico		4.45
	Moldova		4.10
	Morocco		0.09
	Netherlands	Tacit	14.93
	New Zealand		15
	Nicaragua		0.32
	Norway	Opt-out	21.48
	Pakistan		0
	Panama		4.29
	Paraguay		1.88
	Peru		2.28
	Philippines		0.09
	Poland	Tacit	13.10
	Portugal	Tacit	33.80
	Puerto Rico		26.30
	Qatar		2.96
	Romania	Tacit	4.39
	Russia	Tacit	5.14
	Saudi Arabia		3.77
	Singapore		0
	Slovak Republic	Tacit	17.96
	Slovenia	Tacit	21.14
	South Africa		1.29
	South Korea		8.68
	Spain	Opt-out	49.61
	Sudan		0
	Sweden	Opt-out	19.19
	Switzerland		18.40
	Taiwan		4.5
	Thailand		3.66
	Trinidad & Tobago		0.72
	Tunisia		0.83
	Turkey	Opt-in	7.54
	United Arab Emirates		1.10
	Ukraine		0.1
	United Kingdom	Opt-in (England and Wales Opt-out)	24.88
	Uruguay		22.86
	United States	Opt-in	36.88
	Venezuela		0
	Vietnam		0

External links

• EU Facts and Figures. "Key facts and figures on EU organ donation and transplantation", EU Directorate General for Health & Consumers, London, 27 October 2005. Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
• Johnson, E. and Goldstein, D. Do defaults save lives?. Science Magazine, 21 November 2003.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Donate Life America . National Donor Designation Report Card, April 2013 . 2015-01-26.
2. Web site: IRODaT - International Registry on Organ Donation and Transplantation. 2020-10-12. www.irodat.org.