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Life is more than numbers.
What do the numbers say about organ donation?
1/9
A person can save 9 lives by donating organs after their death.
Organ donation is one of the noblest acts a human can perform. In Slovenia, the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys can be donated after death.
85%
In Slovenia, 85% of people are in favour of donation in principle. About 1.5% of the population is declared in the donor register.
By the end of August 2024, 16,377 people have enrolled in the national register (126 of whom were against donation).
110 & 120
In Slovenia, around 110 organ transplants and 120 corneal transplants are performed annually at the UMC Ljubljana.
Number of transplants by individual organ (data for 2023): Kidneys: 52, heart: 17, liver 21, lungs: 15, pancreas: 0.
10
Slovenia is among the best in terms of the number of heart transplants per million inhabitants
Slovenia is among the best in the world in terms of the number of heart transplants per million inhabitants. Heart transplants (per million inhabitants) in the world in 2023 (source: IRODat): USA 13.51 | Croatia 12 | Slovenia 10 | Czech Republic 8 | Austria 7.11 |.
65
65 actual deceased donors (in 2023)
In terms of the number of donors, Slovenia ranks 4th in Europe and 3rd among Eurotransplant countries. Deceased (actual) donors (per million inhabitants) in Europe in 2023: Spain 49.38 | Portugal 36.93 | Belgium 35.81 | Slovenia 30.95 | Croatia 29 | Czech Republic 28.48 |.
85 %
Around 85% of relatives of deceased consent for donation.
According to Slovenian law, donation is not permitted without consent.
41.000
41,000 people are waiting for organ transplant treatment.
Every hour, around 5 new patients are added to the waiting list.
Every day, around 20 people die because they do not live to receive a suitable organ.
13.498
Around 200 patients are waiting for an organ transplant in Slovenia
13,498 patients were on the joint waiting list of the Eurotransplant countries (as of 31 December 2023).
Average waiting times in Slovenia*: Kidneys: 370 days, heart: 250 days, liver: 67 days, lungs: 91 days.
*The actual waiting time depends on the individual case. In life-threatening cases, the waiting times are significantly shorter.