Organ Donation

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Infographics for Organ Donation and Transplantation

We are featuring a series of infographics aimed at raising awareness about organ donation. These focus on issues such as waiting times for organ transplants and why there is a lack of available organs. We hope that the series will help to communicate the importance of registering for organ donation in an eye-catching, understandable and engaging manner, encouraging readers to take the next step and begin the registration process. Please Pass it On by sharing our infographics with friends and family

Jump to: Waiting List Times | UK Organ Donation Community | Black & Minority Ethnic Communities | Consent Rates

Organ Donation Facts & Figures

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Organ Donation Consent Rates

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• Consent plays a crucial role in helping families to agree to donation.
• Around 90% of families are supportive if the potential donor was on the NHS organ donor register but only around 40% of families agree to donation if the individual was not registered.
• Carrying an organ donor card is not enough, you must join the NHS Donor Register and inform your family.
• 43% of families failed to give consent in 2010 which meant their loved one’s organs were not donated.

Organ Donation Black & Minority Ethnic Communities

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• Less than 2% of South Asian and Black communities are on the Organ Donor Register but are three times more likely to need an organ transplant if of Black or South Asian origin than the UK average.
• People of Black or South Asian origin wait two times longer for a kidney transplant due to a lack of suitable organs for the Black/ South Asian community.
• A transplant is much more likely to be successful if the donor and recipient have the same ethnic origin.
• All the major religions of the UK support the principles of organ donation and transplantation.

UK Organ Donation Community

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• 96% believe donating organs is the right thing to do but only 30% have joined the register
• By registering to become an organ donor, you could save or enhance as many as 9 lives

Organ Donation Waiting List Times

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• There are over 7,500 people waiting for an organ in the UK
• 3 people a day die waiting for a transplant