"Identifying Information: Name","Living Organ Donors per Million Population"
"Identifying Information: Short/Other Names","Not applicable"
"Identifying Information: Description","The number of living organ donors per million population"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","A major limiting factor for organ transplants is the availability of organ donors. Receiving an organ from a living donor often results in shorter wait times and better outcomes for transplant recipients. Knowing the number of donors can inform strategies to increase organ donation."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","Higher rates are desirable. "
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: HSP Framework Dimension","Access to comprehensive, high-quality health services"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Targets/Benchmarks","Not applicable "
"Available Data Years","2014
 to 2023"
"Available Data Years: Type of Year",Calendar
"Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","All provinces/territories"
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation",National
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation: Other reporting level/disaggregation",AgeSexOrgan
"Result Updates: Indicator Results","Not applicable"
"Update Frequency","Every year"
"Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","December 2024"
"Result Updates: Updates","Not applicable"
"Indicator Calculation: Description","Crude rate = Number of living donation procedures performed in a given year ÷ National or provincial population × 1,000,000Unit of analysis: Intervention"
"Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement",Rate
"Indicator Calculation: Number or Rate","Per 1,000,000"
"Denominator: Description:","Provincial or national population"
"Denominator: Inclusions:","The population of the province or territory as determined from the Canadian census "
"Denominator: Exclusions:","Not applicable"
"Numerator: Description:","Number of living kidney or liver donation procedures reported in the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB)"
"Numerator: Inclusions:","Hospitalization has CCI code 1.OA.58.WL-XX-J (liver) or one of 1.PC.58-^^-^^-J, 1.PC.89.^^ or 1.PC.91 (kidney)Hospitalization has ICD-10-CA code Z52.4, Z52.6, Z52.8 or Z52.9Age at discharge was 18 or older"
"Numerator: Exclusions:","These exclusion criteria were chosen to rule out transplant recipients or deceased donors who were erroneously coded with a living donation CCI code:Intervention code is A (abandoned procedure)An intervention with a CCI code that does not begin with 2 or 3 occurred before the episode where the living donation intervention occurred; this identifies non-diagnostic interventionsAdmission category for the hospitalization is R, indicating a cadaveric donor abstractAn intervention with CCI code 1.^^.85.^^ occurred in the same episode as the living donation intervention, indicating a transplantation procedureAn intervention with CCI code 1.^^.58.^^-XX-K occurred in the same episode as the living donation intervention, indicating a deceased donation interventionThe hospitalization has ICD-10-CA code N18, N08.3 or J96 with diagnosis type M, C, 1, 5, 6, W, X or Y, indicating a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease or respiratory failure"
"Method of Adjustment","Direct standardization"
"Method of Adjustment: Direct Standardization - Standard Population","2011 Canadian population standard"
"Adjustment Applied",Age-adjusted
"Adjustment Applied: Covariates used in risk adjustment:","Not applicable"
"Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of residence"
"Data Sources",HMDB
"Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","The number of living donors may vary slightly from what is reported by the Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) due to the use of a different data source (HMDB). Numbers may also vary slightly from overall counts of living donors because patients younger than 18 are excluded from this indicator; living donation among patients younger than 18 is very rare."
"Quality Statement: Trending Issues","Not applicable"
"Quality Statement: Comments","Future reporting will use data from the new Canadian Organ Donation and Transplantation Data System (CanODT) once it is available."
References,"Not applicable"