Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation Statistics
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Transplants can be successful regardless of the ethnicity of the donor and recipient. However, the chance of longer-term survival may be greater if the donor and recipient are closely matched in terms of their shared genetic background
27%
African American/ Black
<1%
23%
8%
<1%
Hispanic/Latinx
Asian Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native
Multiracial Descent
More than 100,000 people are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants
1 Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor
Saves up to 8 lives
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Restores sight to 2 people
Heals the lives of more than 75 people
Every 8 Minutes
another person is added to the national transplant waiting list
Data from Donate Life America EOY 2022 Registry Overview Report, and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as of January 2024. National Tissue Recovery through Utilization Survey (NTRUS) AATB.org., 2022 Eye Banking Statistical Report. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America; 2023. Donate LifeSM is a registered service mark of Donate Life America. © 2024 Donate Life Americ
Data from Donate Life America EOY 2022 Registry Overview Report, and Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as of January 2024. National Tissue Recovery through Utilization Survey (NTRUS) AATB.org., 2022 Eye Banking Statistical Report. Washington, DC: Eye Bank Association of America; 2023. Donate LifeSM is a registered service mark of Donate Life America. © 2024 Donate Life Americ