Country rankings

Organ Donation Rates by Country

Turkey has the highest Living Donors per Million Population in 2024 (53.99), followed by Saudi Arabia (45.49) and Mongolia (41.14). Bulgaria has the lowest (0.3).

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Living Donors per Million Population, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 95 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
6.9
Middle half 3.25 – 13.28
Average
9.67
95 countries
Highest
53.99
Turkey
Lowest
0.3
Bulgaria

Over time · 2022–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Turkey
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Mongolia
  • South Korea
  • Israel

Data

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98 countries · # = rank by Living Donors per Million Population
#
1Turkey53.994.22
2Saudi Arabia45.493.31
3Mongolia41.141.43
4South Korea38.37.68
5Israel34.6210.43
6Netherlands29.4921.07
7Tajikistan28.64—
8Taiwan21.545.77
9United States20.5349.7
10Iran19.1814.05
11Georgia18.65—
12Jordan17.540.09
13Kuwait15.8111.16
14New Zealand15.6613.21
15Syria15.35—
16Canada15.0922.86
17Denmark15.0821.19
18Uzbekistan14.68—
19Japan14.651.13
20United Kingdom14.4320.37
21Cyprus13.859.23
22Norway13.8220.55
23Qatar13.78.15
24Mexico13.634.21
25Switzerland12.9221.01
26Greece12.1410.78
27Kazakhstan11.970.3
28India10.750.78
29United Arab Emirates10.7311.56
30Vietnam10.640.41
31Sweden10.3722.71
32Singapore10.334.75
33Australia9.519.74
34France9.4628.6
35Pakistan9.310.01
36Belgium9.0632.6
37Spain8.5353.93
38Germany8.2611.44
39Armenia8.21—
39Albania8.21—
41Oman8.091.06
42Costa Rica8.085.58
43El Salvador7.97—
44Finland7.8228.91
45Sri Lanka7.723.2
46Slovakia7.3711.58
47Portugal7.3536.67
48Chile6.910.81
49Trinidad and Tobago6.67—
49Barbados6.67—
51Austria6.4420.78
52Argentina6.3317.41
53Italy6.2430.5
54Ireland5.8816.47
55Libya5.86—
56Dominican Republic5.442.11
57Colombia5.317.42
58Hungary5.215.7
59Malaysia5.071.3
60Iceland57.5
61Czechia4.76—
62Ukraine4.73.43
63Bosnia and Herzegovina4.381.88
64Hong Kong4.274.13
65Panama4.223.33
66Malta412
67Bolivia3.970.32
68Guatemala3.860.54
69Uruguay3.8219.71
70Tunisia3.410.73
71Thailand3.356.06
72China3.144.71
73Romania3.063.72
74Philippines2.910.06
75Poland2.6415.59
76Brazil2.6217.33
77Lithuania2.5924.81
78Peru2.421.47
79North Macedonia2.380.95
80Estonia2.3114.62
81Bangladesh1.730.01
82Nigeria1.12—
83Latvia1.1116.67
84Nicaragua1.02—
85Kenya1.01—
86Croatia130.25
87Belarus0.9525.47
87Slovenia0.9520.48
89Honduras0.93—
90Cuba0.630.45
91Moldova0.610.61
92Ecuador0.63.91
93Paraguay0.583.77
94Jamaica0.36—
95Bulgaria0.32.42
—South Africa—1.43
—Serbia—1.27
—Luxembourg—10

What correlates with Living Donors per Million Population (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,726 other country metrics sharing at least 57 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Living Donors per Million Population tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Gun Imports 1990 to 1999Gun Exports by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 86
    Plot
  2. Defense Spending per CapitaDefense Spending by Country
    r = +0.46 · moderate · n = 82
    Plot
  3. Power ScoreBest Countries
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 72
    Plot
  4. Movers ScoreBest Countries
    r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 72
    Plot
  5. Total Imports 1950 to 2025Gun Exports by Country
    r = +0.43 · moderate · n = 93
    Plot
  6. Towed Artillery StocksArtillery by Country
    r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 68
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Living Donors per Million Population tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. % ChristiansMost Christian Countries
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 94
    Plot
  2. Crude IncidenceCervical Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 93
    Plot
  3. Land & Resource Sustainability Rank (US News)Most Environmentally Friendly CountriesA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 81
    Plot
  4. ASR IncidenceCervical Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 93
    Plot
  5. Cervical Cancers Due to HPVHPV Rates by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 93
    Plot
  6. Cumulative Risk Ages 0-74Cervical Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 93
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Living Donors per Million Population?
Turkey has the highest Living Donors per Million Population in 2024, at 53.99, followed by Saudi Arabia (45.49) and Mongolia (41.14).
Which country has the lowest Living Donors per Million Population?
Bulgaria has the lowest Living Donors per Million Population in 2024, at 0.3.
What is the median Living Donors per Million Population across countries?
The median is 6.9 across the 95 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this organ donation rates by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: IRODaT - International Registry on Organ Donation and Transplantation.

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