Kidney Donation Supply and Demand

STATISTICS FROM THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

Organ Donation and Transplantation Statistics

• There are currently 121,678 people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants in the U.S. Of these, 100,791 await kidney transplants. (as of 1/11/16) ¹
• The median wait time for an individual’s first kidney transplant is 3.6 years and can vary depending on health, compatibility and availability of organs.²
• In 2014, 17,107 kidney transplants took place in the US. Of these, 11,570 came from deceased donors and 5,537 came from living donors.¹

On average:

• Over 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month.¹
• 13 people die each day while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant.¹
• Every 14 minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant list. ¹
• In 2014, 4,761 patients died while waiting for a kidney transplant. Another, 3,668 people became too sick to receive a kidney transplant.¹

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