Organ donors saved 1241 Aust lives in 2015

Australia achieved its highest number of organ donors last year, saving 1241 lives.

The latest figures show 1483 organs from 435 donors were transplanted in 2015, taking Australia's donor rate to 18.3 dpmp (number of deceased donors per million population).

That beat the national target of 18.2 dpmp and represents a 14 per cent increase from 2014, the Organ and Tissue Authority said.