Blood donation statistics
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Data source NHS Blood and Transplant Insights.
New registrations
The number of people registering to give blood between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
2023-2024
224,658
new registrations
2022-2023
313,567
new registrations
2021-2022
311,026
new registrations
2020-2021
426,925
new registrations
New donations
The number of people giving a first blood donation between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
2023-2024
119,371
new donations
2022-2023
119,016
new donations
2021-2022
132,103
new donations
2020-2021
102,789
new donations
New registrations
The number of people registering to give blood between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
2023-2024
Asian: 22,722
Black: 10,935
Mixed: 7,330
White: 171,329
Other: 12,342
2022-2023
Asian: 21,968
Black: 11,181
Mixed: 9,420
White: 237,066
Other: 33,932
2021-2022
Asian: 25,623
Black: 13,939
Mixed: 7,213
White: 252,065
Other: 12,186
2020-2021
Asian: 22,970
Black: 8,408
Mixed: 9,975
White: 31,3364
Other: 72,208
New donations
The number of people giving a first blood donation between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
2023-2024
Asian: 11,044
Black: 5,231
Mixed: 4,328
White: 96,126
Other: 2,642
2022-2023
Asian: 9,747
Black: 5,588
Mixed: 4,464
White: 97,435
Other: 1,782
2021-2022
Asian: 9,983
Black: 5,226
Mixed: 4,855
White: 110,081
Other: 1,958
2020-2021
Asian: 6,029
Black: 2,444
Mixed: 3,297
White: 89,775
Other: 1,244
New registrations
The number of people registering to give blood between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
New donations
The number of people giving a first blood donation between 1 April - 31 March in the specified time period.
