Information on the number of registered organ donors by year since 2010.
Details
25 May 2022
Dear
ATISN 16531 – Organ Donor
Thank you for your request to the Welsh Government for information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000) received on 24 May relating to organ donors. You requested the following:
- The number of registered organ donors by year since 2010
Response
I have listed the information you have requested in the table below, shown by year for the whole of the UK (including Wales), Isle of Man and Channel Islands and Wales separately, in case of interest. I have also shown the percentage of population registered:
|
Year |
Whole of UK (including Wales), plus Isle of Man and Channel Islands |
Wales (shown separately) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 17,751,795 (29%) | 927,484 (31%) |
| 2011/12 | 18,693,549 (30%) | 942,798 (31%) |
| 2012/13 | 19,532,806 (31%) | 968,751 (32%) |
| 2013/14 | 20,239,715 (32%) | 1,004,593 (33%) |
| 2014/15 | 21,097,353 (33%) | 1,046,459 (34%) |
| 2015/16 | 22,486,594 (35%) | 1,113,090 (36%) |
| 2016/17 | 23,642,565 (36%) | 1,171,300 (38%) |
| 2017/18 | 24,942,992 (38%) | 1,234,025 (40%) |
| 2018/19 | 25,292,513 (38%) | 1,245,173 (40%) |
| 2019/20 | 26,037,200 (39%) | 1,285,286 (41%) |
| 2020/21 | 26,746,406 (40%) | 1,323,716 (42%) |
Source: Transplant Annual Activity Reports: NHS Blood and Transplant.
Annual Activity Report - ODT Clinical - NHS Blood and Transplant
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