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	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
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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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.

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