Nearly two million danes register organ donation preferences
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Nearly two million people over the age of 15 in Denmark have actively registered their preferences regarding organ donation.
The Danish Center for Organ Donation reported this figure following a rise in registrations over the last two years. This increase followed the introduction of new rules where all Danes over the age of 18 are automatically registered as potential donors. To become an active donor, individuals must still confirm this registration on a national health website.
Helle Haubro Andersen, the head of the Danish Center for Organ Donation, said many people began to take a position after receiving a direct message about the topic. Of the nearly two million people who have registered, 66 percent gave full permission, 16 percent gave partial permission, and 14 percent refused to be donors. The center states that donors can be of any age, noting that the oldest donor in the country was 92 years old in 2019.
While kidneys and livers are the most common organs donated in older age groups, the center noted that many donors are over 60 years old. The total number of patients receiving a new organ in Denmark rose to 455 last year.
