International organ donor rates

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

Organ donor designation in the United States (2013 figures)
USPS State Flag Population (2009) % Donors (18+) DMV Sign-up Rate Source
AL Alabama 3,697,617 61% [1]
AK Alaska 544,349 80% [1]
AZ Arizona 4,932,361 42% 17.2% [1]
AR Arkansas 2,238,250 58% [1]
CA California 28,801,211 34% 25.5% [1]
CO Colorado 3,956,224 67% 64.4% [1]
CT Connecticut 2,757,082 41% 36.6% [1]
DE Delaware 766,884 48% [1]
DC District of Columbia 522,843 45% 33.9% [1]
FL Florida 15,315,088 45% [1]
GA Georgia 7,429,820 59% [1]
HI Hawaii 1,089,302 54% 41.4% [1]
ID Idaho 1,169,075 61% [1]
IL Illinois 9,811,190 53% 35.6% [1]
IN Indiana 4,945,857 69% [1]
IA Iowa 2,351,233 73% 62.8% [1]
KS Kansas 2,161,601 43% [1]
KY Kentucky 3,362,177 38% 25.9% [1]
LA Louisiana 3,484,090 61% 51.2% [1]
ME Maine 1,063,274 55% [1]
MD Maryland 4,540,763 52% 44.2% [1]
MA Massachusetts 5,244,729 50% [1]
MI Michigan 7,616,490 39% 12.7% [1]
MN Minnesota 4,102,991 62% [1]
MS Mississippi 2,239,593 24% [1]
MO Missouri 4,618,513 67% 36.3% [1]
MT Montana 783,161 82% 62.4% [1]
NE Nebraska 1,392,120 49% 43.2% [1]
NV Nevada 2,095,348 40% [1]
NH New Hampshire 1,045,878 41% [1]
NJ New Jersey 7,252,127 33% [1]
NM New Mexico 1,571,096 62% [1]
NY New York 15,307,107 20% 11.1% [1]
NC North Carolina 7,465,545 58% 51.6% [1]
ND North Dakota 545,020 66% [1]
OH Ohio 8,880,551 59% 54.6% [1]
OK Oklahoma 2,877,457 64% [1]
OR Oregon 3,038,729 74% 37.4% [1]
PA Pennsylvania 9,787,464 46% 45.1% [1]
RI Rhode Island 833,818 50% [1]
SC South Carolina 3,643,633 29% 49.3% [1]
SD South Dakota 629,185 55% [1]
TN Tennessee 4,962,227 36% 30.3% [1]
TX Texas 19,073,564 17% [1]
UT Utah 1,967,315 69% 51.3% [1]
VT Vermont 502,060 5% [1]
VA Virginia 6,329,130 57% 33.1% [1]
WA Washington 5,312,045 78% 56.7% [1]
WV West Virginia 1,471,372 35% [1]
WI Wisconsin 4,408,841 58% [1]
WY Wyoming 440,922 60% 55.4% [1]

Global summary


Organ donor designation internationally
Flag Country Consent Number of deceased donors, per million of population Population Source
Argentina 19.60 43,590,368 [2]
Armenia 0 2,925,000 [2]
Australia Opt-in 21.60 24,637,000 [2]
Austria Opt-out 23.88 8,747,000 [2]
Azerbaijan 0 9,725,000 [2]
Bahrain 4 1,425,000 [2]
Bangladesh 0 162,000,000 [2]
Belarus 26.20 9,481,000 [2]
Belgium Opt-out 30.30 11,299,000 [2]
Bolivia 0.36 8,500,000 [2]
Bosnia 0.9 3,856,181 [2]
Brazil 18.10 206,081,432 [2]
Brunei 0 423,000 [2]
Canada 21.87 36,000,000 [2]
Chile 10.4 17,948,000 [2]
China 0.6 1.4×10^9 [2]
Colombia 8.40 47,661,787 [2]
Costa Rica 6.60 4,857,490 [2]
Croatia Opt-out 34.63 4,200,000 [2]
Cuba 12.30 11,200,000 [2]
Cyprus Tacit 6.86 855,000 [2]
Czech Republic Tacit 27.14 10,543,000 [2]
Denmark Opt-in 17.18 5,885,099 [2]
Dominican Republic 2.20 10,000,000 [2]
Ecuador 7.78 14,483,499 [2]
Egypt 0 95,000,000 [2]
El Salvador 0 6,345,000 [2]
Estonia Tacit 18.87 1,316,000 [2]
Ethiopia 0 106,993,403 [2]
Finland Opt-out 26.23 5,509,984 [2]
France Opt-out 33.25 65,800,000 [2]
Georgia 0 3,925,000 [2]
Germany Opt-in 11.20 80,925,031 [2]
Greece Tacit 5.5 11,359,000 [2]
Guatemala 0.38 11,700,000 [2]
Hong Kong 3.86 7,347,000 [2]
Hungary Tacit 18.42 9,932,000 [2]
Iceland Opt-out 19.29 346,750 [2]
India 0.52 1.24×10^9 [2]
Iran 14.34 81,000,000 [2]
Ireland Tacit 17.35 4,585,400 [2]
Israel Opt-in 10.80 8,192,000 [2]
Italy Opt-out 24.70 59,700,000 [2]
Japan 0.99 126,574,000 [2]
Jordan 0.21 9,456,000 [2]
Kuwait 6.75 4,000,000 [2]
Latvia Tacit 9.90 1,971,000 [2]
Lebanon 0.89 6,007,000 [2]
Libya 0 6,293,000 [2]
Lithuania Tacit 18.60 3,000,000 [2]
Luxembourg Tacit 8.33 576,000 [2]
Macedonia 1.43 2,062,294 [2]
Malaysia 0.53 31,624,264 [2]
Malta 25 429,000 [2]
Mexico 4.45 128,600,000 [2]
Moldova 4.10 3,557,600 [2]
Morocco 0.09 35,000,000 [2]
Netherlands Tacit 14.93 16,925,000 [2]
New Zealand 15 4,661,000 [2]
Nicaragua 0.32 6,150,000 [2]
Norway Opt-out 21.48 5,258,317 [2]
Pakistan 0 193,000,000 [2]
Panama 4.29 4,034,000 [2]
Paraguay 1.88 6,800,000 [2]
Peru 2.28 26,700,000 [2]
Philippines 0.09 103,000,000 [2]
Poland Tacit 13.10 38,612,000 [2]
Portugal Tacit 33.80 10,427,301 [2]
Puerto Rico 26.30 3,800,000 [2]
Qatar 2.96 2,570,000 [2]
Romania Tacit 4.39 20,000,000 [2]
Russia Tacit 5.14 146,000,000 [2]
Saudi Arabia 3.77 32,000,000 [2]
Singapore 0 5,622,000 [2]
Slovak Republic Tacit 17.96 5,444,000 [2]
Slovenia Tacit 21.14 2,078,000 [2]
South Africa 1.29 56,000,000 [2]
South Korea 8.68 50,000,000 [2]
Spain Opt-out 49.61 46,550,000 [2]
Sudan 0 39,000,000 [2]
Sweden Opt-out 19.19 10,103,843 [2]
Switzerland 18.40 8,299,000 [2]
Taiwan 4.5 23,550,000 [2]
Thailand 3.66 68,710,000 [2]
Trinidad & Tobago 0.72 1,365,000 [2]
Tunisia 0.83 10,835,873 [2]
Turkey Opt-in 7.54 75,000,000 [2]
United Arab Emirates 1.10 9,270,000 [2]
Ukraine 0.1 44,000,000 [2]
United Kingdom Opt-in (England and Wales Opt-out) 24.88 64,716,000 [2]
Uruguay 22.86 3,444,000 [2]
United States Opt-in 36.88 322,000,000 [2]
Venezuela 0 31,000,000 [2]
Vietnam 0 94,000,000 [2]

References

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