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Organ Donation Statistics
Data for Donation and Transplantation
DATA: New York State, including the number of people waiting for organ transplants
Data are subject to change upon reconciliation.
DATA: GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA
The New York Organ Donor Network serves the Greater New York Metropolitan Area. We cover Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester and Pike County, PA.
Data is provided by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), and the New York Organ Donor Network. Data is subject to change.
The Need for Organ Donors in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area
- More than 8,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the New York Organ Donor Network's service area.
- Of these, more than 6,000 await kidneys; more than 1,500 need livers; and more than 220 need hearts.
- Others also need pancreas and intestine. Some patients need both a kidney and a pancreas.
Number of Deceased Organ Donors in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area, the Region Served by the New York Organ Donor Network: 2004-2010
In 2010, there were 242 deceased organ donors in the greater New York metropolitan area compared with 285 in 2009, a decrease of 18%. Nationwide, the number of organ donors decreased slightly from 8,021 in 2009 to 7,944.
Deceased Organ Donors by Race/Ethnicity in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area: 2010*
* In accordance with the U.S. Census, Hispanics are categorized as an ethnicity rather than a race.
Total Organs Transplanted in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area from Deceased Donors: 2010
625 organs were transplanted from deceased donors in 2010. As this chart shows, of the total organs transplanted, 298 were kidneys.
Organ Donation Consent Rate in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area from Deceased Donors: 2004-2010*
* In order to standardize reported data, the New York Organ Donor Network has aligned its data reporting to reflect Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) criteria. CMS is the United States federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program. CMS criteria for data recording includes the definition of “Eligible Death” as a death of a patient 70 years of age and younger who ultimately is legally declared brain dead according to hospital policy, who exhibits none of the specific diseases or conditions based on outlined criteria. CMS data is further adjusted to include the category of organ donation described as Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD), and also patients over the age of 70. As a result of the revision of data to meet CMS standardization, the following data has been revised:
2007: The organ donation consent rate in the greater New York metropolitan area is revised from 58% to 62%.
2008: The organ donation consent rate in the greater New York metropolitan area is revised from 57% to 54%.
Tissue and Eye (Corneal) Donors in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area: 2004 - 2010
Data is provided by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Data is subject to change.
The Need for Organ Donors in New York State
- Nearly 10,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the New York State.
- More than 7,600 await kidneys; over need 1,700 need livers; and more than 200 need hearts.
- Others also need pancreas and intestine. Some patients need both a kidney and a pancreas.
- In 2010, 658 people died in New York State while waiting for organ transplants. This means that someone dies every 13 hours in the state because of the organ donor shortage.
Number of Deceased Organ Donors in New York State: 2004 - 2010
These numbers reflect the total number of deceased organ donors recovered by New York State's four nonprofit federally designated organ procurement organizations:
New York Organ Donor Network, Center for Donation and Transplant, Upstate New York Transplant Services, and Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network.
Deceased Organ Donors by Race/Ethnicity in New York State: 2010*
* In accordance with the U.S. Census, Hispanics are categorized as an ethnicity rather than a race.
Organs Transplanted from Deceased Donors in New York State: 2010
A total of 1,257 organs were transplanted in 2010.
Data is provided by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)/United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). Data is subject to change.
The Need for Organ Donors in the United States
- More than 112,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the United States.
- Of these, more than 90,000 await kidneys; more than 16,000 need livers; and more than 3,100 need hearts.
- Others also need pancreas and intestine. Some patients need both a kidney and a pancreas.
- In 2010, a total of 6,521 patients died while waiting for organ transplants.
- On average, 18 people die each day because of the shortage of donated organs.
- A new name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.
- Each year, more than one million people need corneas, as well as tissues such as heart valves, cardiovascular tissue, bone, soft musculoskeletal tissue and skin. (Source: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation - MTF)
Lives Saved from Deceased Organ Donors in 2010
- In 2010, there were just 7,943 deceased organ donors in the United States.
- There were 8,021 deceased donors. A total of 22,104 organs were transplanted.
Deceased and Living Organ Donors in the United States: 2010
Deceased and Living Organ Donors in the United States: 2004 - 2010
Organs Transplanted from Deceased and Living Organ Donors in the United States: 2010
Deceased Organ Donors by Race/Ethnicity in the United States: 2010*
