Australia’s organ donation
rates continue to increase
August 2011 Performance update
August 2011
Diagram 1 – Deceased organ donors to end August 2011
350
300
250
150
100
50
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
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Sep
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Dec
Diagram 2 – Transplant recipients to end August 2011
1000
800
400
200
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Nov
At August 2011, our national transplant recipient rate
is 15% higher than the same period in 2010
(688 transplant recipients compared to 600
transplant recipients at August 2010).
Dec
Diagram 3 – Organs transplanted to end August 2011
1000
800
Results: Organs transplanted
At August 2011, our national organ transplant rate is
14% higher than the same period in 2010 (711 organs
transplanted compared to 624 organs transplanted
at August 2010).
The growth in 2011 builds upon the 16% increase
in organs transplanted nationally in 2010—and
the 37% increase over the baseline of 716 organs
transplanted (average 2000 – 2008).
600
400
200
0
Results: Transplant recipients
The growth in 2011 builds upon the 17% increase in
national transplant recipients achieved in 2010 —and
the 37% increase over the baseline of 681 transplant
recipients (average 2000 – 2008).
600
0
At August 2011, our national organ donation rate
is 15% higher than the same period in 2010
(231 organ donors compared to 201 organ donors
at August 2010).
The growth in 2011 builds upon the 25% increase
in national donation rates achieved in 2010
compared to 2009—and the 51% increase in 2010
over the baseline of 205 organ donors (average
2000 – 2008).
200
0
Results: Organ donation rates
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
For more information visit www.donatelife.gov.au
Organ and Tissue Authority
Level 6, 221 London Circuit Canberra ACT 2600
PO Box 295 Civic Square ACT 2608
Telephone 02 6198 9800 Facsimile 02 6198 9801
Diagram 4 – Donation and transplant rates
per million population end August 2011
Organs transplanted per million population
Transplant recipients per million population
Donors per million population
Rate per million population
50
Results: Donation and transplant
rates
All three key performance measures of donation
and transplant activity have increased from the
baseline average of 2000-2008, through 2009
and 2010. 2011 annualised rates, based on August
year to date outcomes, show further increases.
For the international standard measure of organs
transplanted per million population (otpmp),
over the 12 months to December 2010, Australia
achieved an organ transplant rate of 43.8
representing a 14% increase over the 2009 rate of
38.5 otpmp. The annualised year to date August
2011 outcome is higher again at 47.1 otpmp.
40
30
20
10
0
August 2011
10.2 33.8 35.5
2000 - 2008
Baseline
11.3 36.5 38.5
2009
13.8 41.7 43.8
15.3 43.8 47.1
2010
Annualised YTD
August 2011
For more information visit www.donatelife.gov.au
Organ and Tissue Authority
Level 6, 221 London Circuit Canberra ACT 2600
PO Box 295 Civic Square ACT 2608
Telephone 02 6198 9800 Facsimile 02 6198 9801