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The data were collected from the eye bank records.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Overall, 13,529 corneal donors were included in the study. Most of the donors were males (69.71%). The mean age of the donors was 51.55 \u00b1 20.54 years, whereas the median age was 51 (inter-quartile range: 35\u201368) years. The mean age of males (49.3 \u00b1 19.47 years) was lesser than the mean age of females (56.72 \u00b1 21.94 years) at the time of donation. The most common age group at the time of donation was during the sixth decade of life with 2,139 (15.81%) donors. The mean age of the donors decreased by a decade from 54.95 \u00b1 20.51 years in 2018 to 44.35 \u00b1 18.88 years in 2021. The most common cause of donor mortality was cardio-respiratory arrest in 5,190 (38.36%) donors and trauma in 3,469 (25.64%) donors, followed by suicide in 2,790 (20.62%) donors. The trend of cardio-respiratory arrest decreased from 53.01% to 9.5% (\n p = <0.00001<\/jats:italic>\n ), whereas the trends of trauma increased from 21.93% to 36% (\n p = <0.00001<\/jats:italic>\n ) and suicide increased from 12.71% to 36.41% (\n p = <0.00001<\/jats:italic>\n ) between 2018 and 2021.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Corneal donors are more commonly males in their sixth decade of life. 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