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Donor Registry Data

Data about the numbers of potential marrow donors and donated umbilical cord blood units listed on the donor registry of the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (Program), including the National Cord Blood Inventory, are reported annually.

Increasing the numbers of marrow donors and cord blood units on the donor registry are requirements of the Program. To help more people who have difficulty finding a matching donor, special emphasis is placed on registering marrow donors and collecting cord blood units from these communities:

• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African-American
• Hispanic or Latino
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

The growth in numbers of marrow donors and cord blood units, plus the diversity of races and ethnicities on the registry, are improving all patients' chances of finding the match they need.

On this page:

• Figure 1. Growth of Marrow Donors on the Registry
• Figure 2. Growth of Cord Blood Units on the Registry
• Figure 3. Diversity of Cord Blood Units on the Registry
• Figure 4. Diversity of Marrow Donors on the Registry
• Figure 5. Marrow Donors on the Registry by Race and Ethnicity
• Figure 6. Cord Blood Units on the Registry by Race and Ethnicity

Figure 1. Growth of Marrow Donors on the Registry 

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The registry contains more than 9.5 million potential donors.

Figure 2. Growth of Cord Blood Units on the Registry 

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Nearly 165,000 cord blood units are on the registry. This total includes more than 43,300 units from the National Cord Blood Inventory (NCBI), with nearly 9,300 NCBI units added in 2011.

Figure 3. Diversity of Cord Blood Units on the Registry 

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Nearly 69,000 cord blood units on the registry in 2011 were from donors 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

Figure 4. Diversity of Marrow Donors on the Registry 

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Nearly 2.7 million volunteers on the registry in 2011 were from these racial and ethnic communities:

• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African-American
• Hispanic or Latino
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Figure 5. Marrow Donors on the Registry by Race and Ethnicity 

*Volunteer donors are asked to record both their race and ethnicity. Volunteers who recorded their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino are also included in one of the above racial groups.

Figure 6. Cord Blood Units on the Registry by Race and Ethnicity  

*Both the race and ethnicity of cord blood units are recorded. Cord blood units recorded as Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are also included in one of the above racial groups.