Organ Donation Malaysia Statistics

Number of deceased donor organ transplants in the uk 2019 20 by organ donated number of patient deaths on organ transplant waiting list in the uk 2017 2019 the most important statistics.

Organ donation malaysia statistics. In terms of donating organs countries like spain croatia and the us stand out. According to a sample of the u s. 2019 national survey of organ donation attitudes and practices. For one thing living organ donation is a completely different ball game altogether.

The fact that these countries and all the other countries which report much higher organ donation rates than malaysia achieved such success not by permitting or promoting the buying and selling. One organ and tissue donor can transform the lives of many people. In august 2018 malaysia s cadaveric organ donation rate stood between 0 4 to 0 6 pmp per million population. The normal organ donation process is actually more like a pledge.

Malaysia s organ donation is one of the lowest in the world. Man gave the gift of life and a liver when he was 92 years old. In a recent report by bernama national organ donation public awareness action committee chairman tan sri lee lam thye revealed that only an average of 35 000 malaysians register as organ donors each year. In malaysia they ll only accept living organ donations from a close blood relative.

In malaysia the notion of organ donation has been facilitated by many government authorities since 1970s. It is not new in malaysia as it is a treatment method that has been accepted in our country. Organ or tissue donation is a noble practice. For every million deaths they would have at least 30 40 of the deceased whose organs would have been available for transplant.

A further 12 000 are on dialysis many of whom would benefit from a kidney transplant. Meanwhile negeri sembilan health director dr abdul rahim abdullah said that the organ donation rate in malaysia is one of the lowest in the world as reported by bernama in october 2016. This figure pales in comparison to countries such as turkey south korea and spain with rates of 7 pmp 9 95 pmp and 46 7 pmp respectively. Around 1 700 australians are currently waitlisted for a transplant.

However recent statistics show that the number of patients requiring donated organs far. Our donation rate has more than doubled in recent years but there is much more we can do. Population 90 of adults support organ donation but only 50 are actually signed up as donors. The number of patients who need organ transplants is increasing from year to year but the number of pledgers who want to donate after death is low.