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

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