AN AVERAGE OF 18 PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY WAITING FOR A LIFE-SAVING TRANSPLANT.
Last year, almost 29,000 lives in the United States were saved through organ transplants. However, over 110,000 people, including over 1,500 Indiana residents, are currently waiting for life-saving organ transplants. Sadly, due to the critical shortage of organs, many of these people will not get a second chance at life.
EVERY 10 MINUTES, ANOTHER MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD IS ADDED TO THE TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST.
TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST:
|
|
U.S. |
Indiana |
|
Heart |
3,214 |
43 |
|
Heart/Lung |
53 |
0 |
|
Lung |
1,681 |
55 |
|
Liver |
16,896 |
99 |
|
Kidney |
98,872 |
1,231 |
|
Kidney/Pancreas |
2,223 |
52 |
|
Pancreas |
1,282 |
30 |
|
Intestine |
269 |
12 |
|
Total Patients* |
124,490 |
1,522 |
U.S.statistics updated 5/17/2012, Indiana statistics updated 5/17/2012
For the latest donation and transplantation data, visit the UNOS Website.
NOTE: UNOS/OPTN policies allow patients to be listed with more than one transplant center (multiple-listing), thus the number of registrations is greater than the actual number of patients.
*Some patients are waiting for more than one organ, therefore the total number of patients is less than the sum of patients waiting for each organ.
**Some organs are not suitable for transplantation due to disease or damage.
