International Registry in Organ Donation and Transplantation--2013.

Objective: The International Registry in Organ Donation and Transplantation (IRODaT) presents final data on worldwide donation and transplantation activity to the community. The purpose of this report is not only to present raw data, but also to make organ donation effectiveness rates a useful tool to reveal similarities between countries on an international level.
Materials and Methods: The IRODaT Registry produced this report of 2013 statistics thanks to the collaboration of the official reporters, professionals in coordination and transplant services from national transplant organizations, and from the Ministries of Health of each reported country.
Results: The actual deceased donors and living donors rates, according to the total number of donors, from 72 countries can be analyzed using IRODaT tools, allowing the comparison and study of tendencies and rates of organ donation and transplantation activity at an international scale. IRODaT has been collecting and disseminating worldwide data since 1998. In this issue, it is shown that most of the countries that report the major activity in actual deceased donors are located in the European region. On the other hand, regarding living organ donation, the country location is more varied, including countries from Africa, Asia, and America.
Conclusions: The results obtained through the IRODaT Registry provide a quick, clear, and illustrative view of worldwide organ donation activity.
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