[Cadaver organ donation in Norway 1989-92].

The annual number of cadaveric organ donors in Norway increased from an average of 12.4 per million inhabitants per year in the period 1985-88 to 13.1 in the period 1989-92. An increase to 20 organ donors per million per year is required to meet the anticipated need for organs. The donation rates differ greatly between health regions. Possible strategies to increase the organ donation rate are discussed.