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Detailed Description of Data

Figure 1: Patients on the Waiting List by Organ (September 2024)

OrganNeeded
Kidney89,792
Liver9,424
Pancreas850
Kidney/Pancreas2,177
Heart3,456
Lung898
Other*240

*Other includes allograft transplants like face, hands, and abdominal wall.

Data collected in September 2024.

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Figure 2: Transplants Performed by Organ (In 2023)

OrganReceived
Kidney27,332
Liver10,659
Pancreas102
Kidney/Pancreas812
Heart4,545
Lung3,026
Other*153

*Other includes allograft transplants like face, hands, and abdominal wall.

Data collected in September 2024.

The "Patients on the waiting list by organ as of September 2024" chart shows a snapshot in time (number of patients on the waiting list on a specific day, in this case, September 15, 2024), while "Transplants performed by Organ" shows the total of transplants over the course of months or an entire year (in this case, in 2023), in other words not for a specific day. Every day, patients are added and removed from the Waiting List. The figures in the charts are provided to give high-level information about organ transplant statistics at a certain point in time.

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Figure 3: Organs People Are Waiting For (September 2024)

OrganPercentage
Kidney86%
Liver9%
Pancreas1%
Heart3%
Lung1%
Other*2%

*Other includes kidney/pancreas and allograft transplants like face, hands, and abdominal wall.

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Figure 4: Waiting List by Age (September 2024)

Age in YearsNumber on the Waiting List
Under 5642
6 - 10464
11 - 17960
18 - 348,420
35 - 4923,203
50 - 6443,829
65 +26,460

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Figure 5: Patients on the Waiting List by Ethnicity (2023)

EthnicityWaiting List (Needed)
White40,476
Black28,552
Hispanic/Latino23,757
Asian8,673
American Indian/Alaska Native901
Pacific Islander603
Multiracial937

Data collected in September 2024.

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Figure 6: Transplants Performed by Recipient Ethnicity (2023)

EthnicityTransplants Performed (Received)
White23,470
Black10,826
Hispanic/Latino8,539
Asian2,793
American Indian/Alaska Native366
Pacific Islander176
Multiracial381

Data collected in September 2024.

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Figure 7: Deceased Donation by Age (2023) 

Age in YearsDonations
Under 5322
6 - 10115
11 - 17442
18 - 343,717
35 - 494,849
50 - 645,397
65 +1,494

Data collected in September 2024.

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Figure 8: Number of Deceased and Living Donors (2023)

  • Living: 6,959
  • Deceased: 16,336

Data collected in September 2024.

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