The number of deceased donors who donated at least one organ that was transplanted, per million population
Higher rates indicate that more donations are being performed relative to the size of the population. Age-adjusted rates account for differences in age distributions across provinces.
Data availability:
to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation
Crude rate = Number of deceased donors who donated 1 or more organs that were transplanted ÷ National or provincial population × 1,000,000
Unit of analysis: Organ donor
Denominator
Provincial or national population
Numerator
Number of deceased donors who donated at least one organ that was transplanted, as reported in the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR)
Comments
Future reporting will use data from the new Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation Data System (CanODT) once it is available.