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Living Organ Donors per Million Population

The number of living organ donors per million population

Higher rates are desirable. 

Data updated:
Data availability: to (calendar years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory
Calculation

Crude rate = Number of living donation procedures performed in a given year ÷ National or provincial population × 1,000,000

Unit of analysis: Intervention

Denominator

Provincial or national population

Numerator

Number of living kidney or liver donation procedures reported in the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB)

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Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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Source

Hospital Morbidity Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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Name

Living Organ Donors per Million Population

Short/Other Names

Not applicable

Description

The number of living organ donors per million population

Rationale

A major limiting factor for organ transplants is the availability of organ donors. Receiving an organ from a living donor often results in shorter wait times and better outcomes for transplant recipients. Knowing the number of donors can inform strategies to increase organ donation.

Interpretation

Higher rates are desirable. 

HSP Framework Dimension

Health system outputs: Access to comprehensive, high-quality health services

Targets/Benchmarks

Not applicable 

Available Data Years

to (calendar years)

Geographic Coverage

  • All provinces/territories

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • National
  • Province/Territory
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Organ

Indicator Results

Not applicable

Update Frequency

Every year

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

Description

Crude rate = Number of living donation procedures performed in a given year ÷ National or provincial population × 1,000,000

Unit of analysis: Intervention

Type of Measurement

Rate - Per 1,000,000

Denominator

Description:

Provincial or national population

Inclusions:

The population of the province or territory as determined from the Canadian census 

Exclusions:

Not applicable

Numerator

Description:

Number of living kidney or liver donation procedures reported in the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB)

Inclusions:

  1. Hospitalization has CCI code 1.OA.58.WL-XX-J (liver) or one of 1.PC.58-^^-^^-J, 1.PC.89.^^ or 1.PC.91 (kidney)
  2. Hospitalization has ICD-10-CA code Z52.4, Z52.6, Z52.8 or Z52.9
  3. Age at discharge was 18 or older

Exclusions:

These exclusion criteria were chosen to rule out transplant recipients or deceased donors who were erroneously coded with a living donation CCI code:

  1. Intervention code is A (abandoned procedure)
  2. An intervention with a CCI code that does not begin with 2 or 3 occurred before the episode where the living donation intervention occurred; this identifies non-diagnostic interventions
  3. Admission category for the hospitalization is R, indicating a cadaveric donor abstract
  4. An intervention with CCI code 1.^^.85.^^ occurred in the same episode as the living donation intervention, indicating a transplantation procedure
  5. An intervention with CCI code 1.^^.58.^^-XX-K occurred in the same episode as the living donation intervention, indicating a deceased donation intervention
  6. The hospitalization has ICD-10-CA code N18, N08.3 or J96 with diagnosis type M, C, 1, 5, 6, W, X or Y, indicating a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease or respiratory failure

Method of Adjustment

Direct standardization

2011 Canadian population standard

Adjustment Applied

Age-adjusted

Covariates used in risk adjustment:

Not applicable

Geographic Assignment

Place of residence

Data Sources

  • HMDB

Caveats and Limitations

The number of living donors may vary slightly from what is reported by the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) due to the use of a different data source (HMDB). Numbers may also vary slightly from overall counts of living donors because patients younger than 18 are excluded from this indicator; living donation among patients younger than 18 is very rare.

Trending Issues

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Comments

Future reporting will use data from the new Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation Data System (CanODT) once it is available.

References

Not applicable

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Living Organ Donors per Million Population. Accessed April 25, 2025.