Facts About Donation and Transplantation
One organ donor can save up to eight lives and one tissue donor can enhance the lives of up to 75 people.
One person is added to the national transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.
More than 700,000 transplants have been performed in the US since 1998. (American Transplant Foundation) The history of organ transplantation in the US began in 1988 when the Organ Transplant Amendments were added to the existing organ procurement and transplantation authorities.
More than 1,000,000 tissue transplants are performed in the United States each year.
Living donors account for almost 50% of all kidney transplants. There were nearly 7,400 living donor transplants in 2019 in the U.S., an all-time new record. There are 6000 living donations in the US every year. (Organ Donor)
More than 123,000 Americans are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants; more than 600 of them are Oklahoman's.
Of those on the waiting list, more than 4500 die each year, while more than 3500 have their health deteriorate so much that the transplantation becomes impossible.
Every day, 22 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant.
64% of Oklahoman's have registered to be organ, eye and tissue donors.
82% of patients waiting are in need of a kidney transplant.
One person is added to the national transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.
More than 700,000 transplants have been performed in the US since 1998. (American Transplant Foundation) The history of organ transplantation in the US began in 1988 when the Organ Transplant Amendments were added to the existing organ procurement and transplantation authorities.
More than 1,000,000 tissue transplants are performed in the United States each year.
Living donors account for almost 50% of all kidney transplants. There were nearly 7,400 living donor transplants in 2019 in the U.S., an all-time new record. There are 6000 living donations in the US every year. (Organ Donor)
More than 123,000 Americans are currently waiting for lifesaving organ transplants; more than 600 of them are Oklahoman's.
Of those on the waiting list, more than 4500 die each year, while more than 3500 have their health deteriorate so much that the transplantation becomes impossible.
Every day, 22 Americans die waiting for an organ transplant.
64% of Oklahoman's have registered to be organ, eye and tissue donors.
82% of patients waiting are in need of a kidney transplant.
