UNITED STATES:
- In 2004, there were 14,154 organ donors in the United States . Of these, 7,150 were deceased organ donors, an increase of 10.8 percent over the previous year.
- There were 7,004 living organ donors, an increase of 2.4 percent over the previous year but a smaller annual rate of increase than in recent years. For the three previous years, living donors outnumbered deceased donors.
- In 2004, a total of 27,036 organ transplants were performed in the United States . Of these, 20,045 were from deceased organ donors; and 6,991 from living donors. This meant there were 6 percent more transplants performed in 2004, the most on record in a single year. It was up from 25,465 in 2003 and 24,905 in 2002.
Source: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), July 29, 2005
Deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, a total of 7,150 people were deceased organ donors in the U.S. The following list highlights the deceased donations among the different racial and ethnic groups:
Transplants from deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, there were a total of 20,044 deceased organ donor transplants in the U.S. The following list highlights the organ transplants from deceased donors, showing the different racial and ethnic groups:
NEW YORK STATE :
- In 2004, there were 938 organ donors in New York State . Of these, 397 were deceased organ donors, an increase of 11.08 percent over the previous year.
- There were 541 living organ donors, an increase of 3.5 percent over the previous year, the highest number in a single year since 2001 when there were 612 living organ donors.
- In 2004, a total of 1,748 organ transplants were performed in New York State . Of these, 1,217 were from deceased organ donors; and 531 from living donors. This meant there were 12% more transplants performed in 2004, the most on record in a single year. It was up from 1,538 in 2003, and 1,643 in 2002.
Source: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), July 29, 2005
Deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, a total of 397 people were deceased organ donors in New York State . The following list highlights the deceased donations among the different racial and ethnic groups.
Transplants from deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, there were a total of 1,217 deceased organ donor transplants in New York State . The following list highlights the organ transplants from deceased donors, showing the different racial and ethnic groups:
GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA*:
Deceased Donors:
 In 2004, there were a record number of deceased organ donors and lives saved in the Greater New York metropolitan area.
- In 2004, the New York Organ Donor Network received 55,571 hospital referrals for organs and tissue.
- From all referrals, 608 cases were medically suitable for organ donation and 46 were consented organ donors that could not be recovered.
- Of the 308 families that consented to organ donation, 262 became donors.
- The consent rate of those families of patients who were approached for organ donation in the Greater New York metropolitan area in 2004 was 47% (Compared to a 55% consent rate in the U.S. )
- In 2004, a total of 618 people received organ transplants with organs received from deceased donors in the Greater New York metropolitan area.
* The Greater New York Metropolitan area is served by the New York Organ Donor Network.
Deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, a total of 262 people were deceased organ donors in the Greater New York metropolitan area. The following list highlights the deceased donations among the different racial and ethnic groups:
Transplants from deceased Organ Donors
- In 2004, there were a total of 896 deceased organ donor transplants in the Greater New York metropolitan area. The following list highlights the organ transplants from deceased donors, showing the different racial and ethnic groups:
Source: New York Organ Donor Network |
