Statistics
SOURCE: DONATE LIFE AMERICA
Organ Donation
More than 100,000
people are waiting for an organ donation
16 people
die each day waiting for the transplant
75 lives
can be saved with from one donor’s organ, eye, and tissue donation
Every 8 minutes
another person is added to the organ donor list
95% of Americans
are in favor of being an organ donor, but only 54% are registered
Pediatric Organ Donation
Nearly 20,000
children under the age of 18 are on the national transplant waiting list
Children ages 11-17
are primarily waiting for a kidney, followed by a liver donation and transplant
Most children
under a year old are waiting for heart donation and transplant
27%
of children waiting for an organ transplant are under 5 years old.
99%
of pediatric organ donors in 2023 were under the age of 12 months
Please Consider Organ Donation
Becoming an organ donor is socially responsible
.
Every day, lives are saved and improved by the gift of life, sight, and health
.
Waiting lists grow rapidly, while donors and transplants grows slowly
.
To learn more about organ donation please go to OrganDonor.Gov
.