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 StateFlag Population (2009) % Donors (18+) DMV Sign-up Rate SourceALAlabama61%AKAlaska80%AZArizona42%17.2%ARArkansas58%CACalifornia34%25.5%COColorado67%64.4%CTConnecticut41%36.6%DEDelaware48%DCDistrict of Columbia45%33.9%FLFlorida45%GAGeorgia59%HIHawaii54%41.4%IDIdaho61%ILIllinois53%35.6%INIndiana69%IAIowa73%62.8%KSKansas43%KYKentucky38%25.9%LALouisiana61%51.2%MEMaine55%MDMaryland52%44.2%MAMassachusetts50%MIMichigan39%12.7%MNMinnesota62%MSMississippi24%MOMissouri67%36.3%MTMontana82%62.4%NENebraska49%43.2%NVNevada40%NHNew Hampshire41%NJNew Jersey33%NMNew Mexico62%NYNew York20%11.1%NCNorth Carolina58%51.6%NDNorth Dakota66%OHOhio59%54.6%OKOklahoma64%OROregon74%37.4%PAPennsylvania46%45.1%RIRhode Island50%SCSouth Carolina29%49.3%SDSouth Dakota55%TNTennessee36%30.3%TXTexas17%UTUtah69%51.3%VTVermont5%VAVirginia57%33.1%WAWashington78%56.7%WVWest Virginia35%WIWisconsin58%WYWyoming60%55.4%
Global summary
+Organ donor designation internationally Flag Country Consent Number of deceased donors, per million of population Population Source Argentina 19.60 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 Opt-out 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 and 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
References
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.