Table 1.
Platelet production in European countries
| Country | Proportion of PPC / APC production, number (%) |
Changes in total PC production 2012–2013, % | Population-related 2013, PCs / 1,000 population | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20120 |
2013 |
||||||
| pooled PCs | apheresis PCs | pooled PCs | apheresis PCs | ||||
| France | 154,955 (51.5) | 145,728 (48.5) | 158,173 (51.6) | 148,069 (48.4) | +1.8 | 4.81 | [30, 31, 32] |
| Germany | 226,206 (38.4) | 362,709 (61.6) | 222,228 (38.5) | 355,365 (61.5) | –1.9 | 7.15 | [13, 33] |
| Switzerland | 11,650 (34.0) | 22,615 (66.0) | 12,162 (35.0) | 22,588 (65.0) | +1.4 | 4.34 | [34, 35, 36] |
| UK* | 40,863 (14.7) | 237,212 (85.3) | 55,121 (19.3) | 230,171 (80.7) | +2.6 | 4.45 | [37, 38, 39] |
*
For the UK, data were from National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) only (England and North Wales).