The Need
Nationally, more than 100,000 men, women and children await lifesaving organ transplants
Mercedes-Benz Superdome would only hold about 3/4 of the patients waiting for a transplant in our country!
Every 9 minutes
another person is added to the national transplant waiting list
20 people
die each day in the U.S. because organs are not donated in time
17
people die each day waiting for an organ
85%
are waiting for a kidney
> 1/3
of deceased donors are age 50 or older
Donors Save Lives!
42,000 transplants
In 2022, more than 42,000 organ transplants from 21,300 donors brought renewed life to patients and their families.
944,208 transplants
In the United States, 944,208 organ transplants have taken place since 1988. According to UNOS.org as of 2023.