This page shares information (as of July 2019) regarding Stem Cell Transplants and Donor Statistics
United Kingdom Stats:
- Every year 2000 people require a stem cell transplant from a donor
- 25-30% will receive a transplant from a relation
- 70-75% will require a unrelated donor transplant
- 1500 patients require a stem cell donation from an unrelated donor
- Only 2% of the UK are on the UK stem cell donor transplant
World Statistics:
- 70% of registered donors are Caucasian, but 88% of the world population are not
- Over 34 million donors registered across 53 countries
- This equates to only 0.4% of worldwide population
- Over 770,000 cord blood donations have been given