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Germany Posts Modest Organ-Donation Uptick as DSO Urges Documented Consent

Family refusal, with few written directives, remains the chief barrier, the DSO says.

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Die Zahl der Organspenden ist in Deutschland in den ersten zehn Monaten dieses Jahres leicht gestiegen. Von Januar bis Oktober spendeten 836 Menschen Organe nach ihrem Tod, wie die Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation mitteilte.
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Overview

  • From January to October 2025, 836 people donated organs after death in Germany, up from 789 a year earlier, according to the DSO.
  • A total of 2,738 organs were transplanted in Germany in that period, nearly 200 more than in the same months of 2024.
  • Of 2,963 potential donation cases reported, 2,127 were not realized, with about half failing for lack of consent from relatives.
  • When families must decide, fewer than 25 percent agree to donation, and only about 15 percent of possible cases have a written consent on file.
  • Regional gaps persist, with declines reported in parts of the northeast including Saxony, while Eurotransplant recorded 2,523 organs retrieved in Germany and transplanted by October, up from 2,391, as 8,091 people nationwide remain on waiting lists.