Donation and Transplantation Statistics
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Approximately 78 organ transplants take place every day in the United States
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On average, a single tissue donor can save or enhance the lives of up to 50
people.
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More than 28,500 patients began new lives in 2011 thanks to organ
transplants.
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Over 42,500 patients had their sight restored last year through cornea
transplants.
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A living donor can provide a kidney or a portion of their liver, lung, pancreas
or intestine.
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The number of unrelated living donors has more than tripled since 1998.
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To learn more about living donation visit www.transplantliving.org/livingdonation.
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More than one third of all deceased donors are 50 or older.
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Sadly, an average of 18 patients die every day while waiting, simply because
the organ they needed did not become available in time.
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On average, 138 people are added to the nation’s organ transplant waiting list
each day—one every 10 minutes.
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More than 115,000 people are currently waiting for an organ transplant in the
U.S. About than 600 of them are 5 years old or younger.
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Nearly 35% of patients awaiting kidney transplants are African American.
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In 2011, there were more than 20,000 tissue donors and 60,000 cornea
donors.
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More than 1 million tissue transplants are done each year and the surgical need
for tissue has been steadily rising.
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More than 100 million people, nearly 43 percent of the U.S. adult population,
are registered as organ, eye and tissue donors.
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To register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor visit www.donatelife.net.
*as of September 5, 2012