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The Need
The profound need for organ and tissue donation. Desperate people are waiting. You have the power to save them!
The Good News!
Last year, more than 25,000 lives in the United States were saved through organ transplants!
The Bad News
There is a Profound, Critical, Growing Need for Organs
- More than 100,000 people in the US are currently waiting for life-saving organ transplants
- Another man, woman, or child is added to the transplant waiting list every 11 minutes
- Sadly, due to the critical shortage of organs, over 6,000 people will die this year waiting for an organ.
In Indiana, over 1,000 people are on the transplant list, waiting, hoping for an opportunity to continue to live.
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Here are the numbers:
Patients awaiting transplants in Indiana and the U.S.
| Organ | U.S. | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Heart | 3,171 | 35 |
| Heart/Lung | 65 | 0 |
| Lung | 1,759 | 53 |
| Liver | 16,180 | 97 |
| Kidney | 88,161 | 1,217 |
| Kidney/Pancreas | 2,232 | 61 |
| Pancreas | 1,379 | 37 |
| Intestine | 264 | 12 |
| Total Patients* | 110,543 | 1,414 |
* totals may be less than the sums due to patients included
in multiple categories.
Revised 04/12/2011
| Last Year in Indiana | # |
|---|---|
| Organ Donors | 150 |
| Organs Recovered | 638 |
| Organs Transplanted | 527 |
| Tissue Donors | 609 |
Revised 04/12/2011