Interactive Dashboard · 2023–2024 (most recent available per country)

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DCD vs DBD around the world

Country-level breakdown of donation after circulatory death and donation after brain death, drawn from the most recent national registry year.

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Headline statistics

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DCD share per country

DCD share DBCD · hybrid (China)

Two pathways to deceased organ donation

Two pathways to deceased organ donation. DCD (heart stops first) groups three subtypes — uDCD, cDCD, and DBCD. DBD (brain stops first) is donation after brain death. DBCD shares the downstream pathway with cDCD after support is withdrawn.

Country data table

Country ↕ Region ↕ Year ↕ Donors / yr ↕ DBD % ↕ DCD % ↕ Notes ↕

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