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Over 4 million people withhold consent for organ donation
On 1 January 2024, 10.6 million people aged 18 years or older had registered their preference regarding organ donation in the national Donor Register.
Donorregistratie (18 jaar of ouder); regio (indeling 2024)
Donorregistratie; toestemming, geen toestemming, geen bezwaar gemeente, provincie, landsdeel
10.7 million adults have registered their organ donation choice
As of 1 January 2023, 10.7 million people aged 18 years and over had recorded their organ donation choice in the Donor Register.
Nearly half of Dutch population included in Donor Register
On 2 January 2020, 49 percent of the Dutch population aged 18 years and over were included in the Donor Register.
Donorregistration; background characteristics
Background characteristics Sex, age, origin and generation
Donorregistration; region (classification 2019)
Donorregister, fixed choice, with or without permission Part of country, province, NUTS-region, municipality
42 percent included in Donor Register
On 2 January 2019, 42 percent of the Dutch population aged 12 and over (6.4 million people) were included in the Donor Register.
Donorregistration; region 2018
Donorregister, fixed choice, with or without permission Part of country, province, NUTS-region, municipality
Donor register includes 6.3 million persons
As of this year, the number of people aged 12 and over who are included in the Dutch organ donor register has increased to over 6.3 million. This is equivalent to 42 percent of the population.
Trends in donor registration, 2016
The number of people who explicitly deny permission for organ donation has increased as of 1 March 2017.