2017 numbers: blood donation
Blood use
226 276
239 890 (2016)
units of red blood cell concentrates used
37 490
38 597 (2016)
units of platelet concentrates used
29 303
30 746 (2016)
units of freshly frozen plasma used
Blood procurement
282 421
295 200 (2016)
blood donations
1,9%
1,4% (2016)
expiration rate
Safety
12
12 (2016)
hepatitis C positive blood donations detected in time
39
45 (2016)
hepatitis B positive blood donations detected in time
2
4 (2016)
HIV-positive blood donations detected in time
2017 numbers: blood stem cell donation
Registered donors
30 973 000*
28 612 024 (2015)
116 652
103 822 (2016)
of those, new 13 863
25 614 (2016)
Registered cord blood units
745 000*
720 000 (2015)
4 667
4 598 (2016)
of those, new 69
178 (2016)
* Due to the complexity of data collection and evaluation, the most recent figures available are for 2016.
Searches / Collections / Transplants
233
215 (2016)
searches started for Swiss patients
138
136 (2016)
transplantations for patients in Switzerland
131
129 (2016)
blood stem cell grafts from abroad for Swiss patients
56
51 (2016)
collections from donors in Switzerland