The latest report on Australian organ donation and transplant outcomes shows that the number of deceased organ donors continued at record achievement in 2016.
The report notes that 510 deceased and 273 living donors improved the lives of 1,637 Australians and a further 9,600 benefitted from eye and tissue transplants.
Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt says there is more potential for growth and lifting the national consent rate is fundamental in saving more lives.