Facts and Figures
Interesting facts and figures about bone marrow, blood stem cell and umbilical cord blood transplants and registries.
1973
First ever bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor was in 1973 in Leiden ,
The Netherlands, home to the World Marrow Donor Register.
1976
First national bone marrow donor Registry established is The Anthony Nolan
Research Centre Registry in London UK ,named after the young Australian Leukaemia patient.
1991
Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) was established.
160,000
Number of potential donors listed on the Register today. ABMDR is the 10th largest registry in the world.
65%
Percentage of FEMALE volunteer donors on the ABMDR.
100
Number of people in NSW who are diagnosed with some form of Leukaemia per year [approx].
65%
Percentage of people in NSW who are diagnosed with some form of Leukaemia who are Males [approx].
10,000,000
Number of donors listed on the combined Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide database.
50
Number of Registries in the Worldwide database.
40
Number of Countries listed on the Worldwide database.
40-45%
Percentage of Australian patients who have international donors.
20-30%
Percentage of Australian Donors who are transplanted overseas.
1997
World Transplant Games, started in 1986, was hosted in Sydney in 1997.
