Hispanics/Latinos and Organ Donation/Transplantation*

View data for: African Americans | Hispanics/Latinos | Asians |
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

Waiting List by Organ

OrganTransplant
Waiting List
(All Ethnicities)
Hispanic
Candidates on
Waiting List (#)
Hispanic
Candidates:
% of Waiting List
All Organs114,37320,67218.1%
Kidney92,40417,48618.9%
Liver16,0952,76617.2%
Pancreas1,26313610.8%
Kidney/Pancreas2,15326412.3%
Heart3,1882457.7%
Lung1,6471146.9%
Heart/Lung521019.2%
Intestine2654015.1%

Transplants Performed in 2011

OrganTransplants
Performed
Hispanic
Recipients (#)
Hispanic Recipients:
% of Total
Recipients
All Organs28,5383,92913.8%
Kidney16,8142,54815.2%
Liver6,34291514.4%
Pancreas2873512.2%
Kidney/Pancreas7959011.3%
Heart2,3222229.6%
Lung1,822955.2%
Heart/Lung2727.4%
intestine1291713.2%

Organ Donors in 2011

Donor
Type
DonorsHispanic DonorsHispanic Donors:
% of All Donors
Living6,02081213.5%
Deceased8,1261,07713.3%
Total14,1461,88913.4%

*Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Data as of May 25, 2012.