Italy has achieved a remarkable milestone in blood donation – the country has become the second-highest in the world for blood and component donations on a per-capita basis. In 2024, more than 3 million blood and component donations were recorded, representing a 1.1 percent increase over the previous year.
The result is built on the foundation of about 1.67 million registered donors, most of whom are affiliated with the four major voluntary associations. The Italian system, uniquely relying entirely on voluntary and unpaid donations, stands at about five donors for every hundred inhabitants – just behind Greece, which records about 5.3.
