Frere, MargaretDeonandan, Raywat2019-02-192019-02-192019UTMJ 2019;96(1):15-18https://utmj.org/index.php/UTMJ/article/view/1142/1170http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38828https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-23080The ecological association between several economic indicators and organ donation rates in the USA were examined for the years 1988 to 2012. A strong, positive correlation was identified between GDP per capita and all organ donation rates, except for heart donation, for which a strong, negative correlation was found. These results suggest that economic downturns may be associated with reductions in organ availability, except for heart allografts.enorgan transplanttransplantationArticle