Table I.
Blood donors screened in the years 2009–2011.
| Years | Blood donation candidates1 | Deferred candidates2 | Selected donors (*)3 | Old donors4 | New donors5 | Family/Replacement donors | Benevolent donors6 | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13,123 | 2,113 (16.1%) | 11,010 (83.9%) | 3,440 (31.2%*) | 7,570 (68.8%*) | 6,617 (60.1%*) | 4,393 (39.9%*) | 2,149 (19.5%*) | 8,861 (80.5%*) |
| 2010 | 14,577 | 1,621 (11.1%) | 12,956 (88.9%) | 4,674 (36.1%*) | 8,282 (63.9%*) | 6,177 (47.7%*) | 6,779 (52.3%*) | 2,867 (22.1%*) | 10,089 (77.9%*) |
| 2011 | 18,318 | 1,210 (6.6%) | 17,108 (93.4%) | 7,116 (41.6%*) | 9,992 (58.4%*) | 8,902 (52%*) | 8,206 (48%*) | 4,212 (24.6%*) | 12,896 (75.4%*) |
| 2009–2011 | 46,018 | 4,944 (10.7%) | 41,074 (89.3%) | 15,230 (37.1%*) | 25,844 (62.9%*) | 21,696 (52.8%*) | 19,378 (47.2%*) | 9,228 (22.5%*) | 31,846 (77.5%*) |
1
All people who presented at the National Blood Centre willing to donate blood;
2
candidates who were not authorised to give blood because of their medical history or physical examination;
3
candidates who were cleared for blood donation after blood donor history questionnaires and physical examination;
4
returning or regular blood donors;
5
first-time blood donors;
6
volunteer donors.
*
% calculated on the basis of selected donors, meaning that the number of selected donors was used as denominator.