Key Highlights
- This sentiment aligns with the reality that women continue to shoulder the burden of donations.
- However, men significantly outnumber women among organ recipients — a trend that data suggest is driven not only by social factors, but potentially by a higher need among men.
- These insights stem from an analysis of Indian driving license applications submitted in 2024, which explicitly asked applicants if they were willing to donate their organs or tissue in the event of death.
- The chart below illustrates the State-wise percentage of men and women who answered ‘yes’.
- This trend holds true even in populous States such as Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, where willingness among women ranged from 17% to 21%, while men lagged behind in the 12% to 19% range.
