Analysis of Registered Blood Donations in Korean Red Cross Blood Centers

In 2023, blood donations from registered donors at the Korean Red Cross Blood Centers accounted for 72.6% of blood donations from the Korean Red Cross, helping secure blood equivalent to 65.9% of entire blood donations, 87.6% of plasmapheresis, and 95.1% of platelets component donations.The number of newly registered blood donors increased from 94,998 in 2017 to 218,767 in 2023, and 1,928,053 donors were registered as of December 2023.The age distribution of registered blood donors showed that teenagers and people in their 20s accounted for approximately 70% of the total.Nevertheless, additional research on the blood donation status according to the age of new and cumulative registered blood donors is needed to manage blood donation resources.(Korean