Transplant trends

Thanks to the gift of life from organ donors and their families, the number of donors and transplants performed in the United States are at all-time highs.

At a glance

113,764

people need a lifesaving organ transplant (total waiting list candidates). Of those, 74,690 people are active waiting list candidates. Totals as of today 7:59pm EDT

9,502

transplants performed this year
Total Transplants January - March 2019 as of 04/22/2019

4,562

donors
Total Donors January - March 2019 as of 04/22/2019

*Active candidates are currently suitable for transplantation and eligible to receive organ offers

1988 – 2019 transplants by organ type

Transplants By Organ Type January 1, 1988 - March 31, 2019
Based on OPTN data as of April 22, 2019

Data subject to change based on future data submission or correction.

2018 transplants by organ type

Kidney

21,167

Liver

8,250

Heart

3,408

Lung

2,530

Kidney/ Pancreas

836

Pancreas

192

Intestine

104

Heart/lung

32

Vascular allograft (VCA)

11

Detailed data

View the latest data about the status of U.S. organ donation and transplantation by UNOS region of center, by state of center and individual transplant centers.

National data

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Regional data

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State data

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Center data

View transplant center-specific OPTN data reports by state

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While 2018 was a record-breaking year, the need for organ donors is immense. On average, 18 patients died every day waiting for a transplant in 2017.

* More than 6,500 candidates died in 2017 while on the wait list, or within 30 days of leaving the list for personal or medical reasons, without receiving an organ transplant.

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