Are you a registered organ and tissue donor?


24th September 2025
Are you a registered organ and tissue donor? There are around 1,800 Australians on the waitlist for a transplant and an additional 14,000 people on dialysis – many of whom could benefit from a kidney transplant.
In 2024, around 1,630 people (of the 89,000 people who died in Australian hospitals) died in a way where organ donation could be considered.

Are you a registered organ and tissue donor?

 There are around 1,800 Australians on the waitlist for a transplant and an additional 14,000 people on dialysis – many of whom could benefit from a kidney transplant.

 In 2024, around 1,630 people (of the 89,000 people who died in Australian hospitals) died in a way where organ donation could be considered.

While 4 in 5 Australians support organ and tissue donation, only around 1 in 3 (36%) are registered to be a donor on the Australian Organ Donor Register (AODR).

Visit https://www.donatelife.gov.au/ to register to be an organ donor.

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