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Detailed Description of Donor Registry Data

Figure 1. Growth of Marrow Donors on the Registry

YearNumber of Marrow Donors
19961,906,999
19972,263,982
19982,605,994
19992,888,471
20003,165,180
20013,406,170
20023,614,304
20033,778,988
20044,045,418
20054,264,988
20064,488,893
20074,860,207
20085,197,256
20095,624,984
20106,205,148
20116,691,374
20127,139,898
20137,522,822
20147,879,442
20158,214,540
20168,540,957
20178,729,583
20189,001,126
20199,192,182
20209,285,029
20219,475,534
20229,436,391
20239,422,160

When the program started in 1988, there were 8,127 donors on the Registry.

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Figure 2. Growth of Cord Blood Units on the Registry

YearNumber of Cord Blood Units
200114,315
200224,262
200328,597
200435,210
200545,807
200651,693
200769,081
200889,010
2009107,123
2010143,160
2011163,689
2012154,401*
2013162,305
2014175,474
2015188,053
2016197,805
2017207,588
2018251,814
2019255,150
2020260,137
2021266,494
2022267,590
2023270,815

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Figure 3. Diversity of Cord Blood Units on the Registry

Race or EthnicityNumber of Cord Blood UnitsPercentage of Cord Blood Units
White (non-Hispanic/Latino)More than 123,00045%
Racially and Ethnically DiverseMore than 140,00052%
Unknown, Other, or DeclinedMore than 7,0003%

Racially and Ethnically Diverse includes cord blood units on the U.S. registry from babies whose parents identify as:

  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • More than one race

Data as of September 30, 2023.

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Figure 4. Diversity of Marrow Donors on the Registry

Race or EthnicityNumber of Adult DonorsPercentage of Adult Donors
White (non-Hispanic/Latino)More than 5.2 million55%
Racially and Ethnically DiverseMore than 3.8 million40%
Unknown, Other, or DeclinedMore than 430,0005%

Racially and Ethnically Diverse includes donors on the U.S. registry who identified their race or ethnicity as:

  • American Indian or Alaska Native
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
  • More than one race

Data as of September 30, 2023.

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