More Facts
- Almost 100,000 men, women and children currently need life-
saving organ transplants.
- Every 12 minutes another name is added to the national organ
transplant waiting list.
- An average of 18 people die each day from the lack of available
organs for transplant.
- In 2005, there were 7,593 deceased organ donors and 6,895
living organ donors resulting in 28,108 organ transplants.
- In 2005, 44,000 grafts were made available for transplant by
eye banks within the United States.
- Approximately 1,000,000 tissue transplants are performed
annually.
- According to research, 98% of all adults have heard about
organ donation and 86% have heard of tissue donation.
- 90% of Americans say they support donation, but only 30%
know the essential steps to take to be a donor.
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Statistics
Although there have been advances in medical technology and
donation, the demand for organ, eye and tissue donation still vastly
exceeds the number of donors. For more information, read the
summary below
Although there have been advances in medical technology and
donation, the demand for organ, eye and tissue donation still vastly
exceeds the number of donors. For more information, read the
summary below
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