For first-time applicants, the refusal rate is 75 percent.

"The refusal rate for visa applicants is going up."

The refusal rate has varied between 5% and 6%.

Since the programme started there has been a steady refusal rate of 5-6% (fig 1).

Our concern is not the actual refusal rate but to ensure that families have choice on the basis of informed consent.

At that time the refusal rate by the coroners in our region was effectively zero.

One reason is lower negative response or refusal rate by the family and relatives, but the explanation for this remains to be clarified.

Two years ago, the refusal rate was just 22 percent.

Already the refusal rate is 70% to 75%.

Although significant progress has been recorded, the refusal rates in some Member States continue to increase.