| Country | ||||
Spain | Belgium | France | Germany | Singapore | |
No. of organ donations per million population | 43.40 (2016) | 31.06 (2016) | 28.73 (2016) | 10.40 (2016) | 7.97 (2013) |
Year of establishment of the transplant law | 1979, 1999 | 1986 | 1994, 2004 | 1997 | 1987, 2004, 2011 |
Definition of the death | Brain death (Whole brain death) | Brain death (Whole brain death) | Brain death (Whole brain death) | Brain death (Whole brain death) | Brain death (Whole brain death) |
Description of the definition of the death in the transplant law | Described | Not-described (Based on the latest science) | Described | Described | Described |
Organ donation consent system | Presumed | Presumed (Soft opting-out) | Presumed (Soft opting-out) | Explicit | Presumed (Soft opting-out) |
How to register one’s wish | Donor card | National registration system | National registration system | National registration system | National registration system |
Percentage of registration of one’s wish | Not registered | YES: 0.9% NO: 1.8% | YES: Not registered NO: 1% | Data not available | Not open to the public |