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Greater NY Metro Area New York State United States
GREATER NEW YORK METRO AREA
The 13 million people who live in the greater New York Metropolitan area is served by the New York Organ Donor Network.
2006: GREATER NEW YORK METRO AREA OVERVIEW
In 2006, a record number of New Yorkers in the greater metropolitan area said "yes" to organ, eye and tissue donation. That means that more lives were saved or improved during 2006 than ever before.
According to data from the New York Organ Donor Network, the unprecedented rise in the number of deceased organ donors reflects an increase of 22 percent in the number of deceased organ donors compared to 2004, the previous benchmark year.
In addition, a total of 689 eye and tissue donors in 2006 set yet another new record. The number of tissue donors, including those who gave bone, heart-valves and veins, exceeds by 11 percent the previous record set in 2005.
2006: KEY ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION DATA IN THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA
- The number of deceased organ donors was 319 in 2006 - a record. The number rose from as low as 199 in 2001 to 262 in 2004. In 2005, the number remained flat, at 261, before its dramatic rise in 2006.
- The total number of organs recovered from deceased donors in 2006 in the greater New York metropolitan area: 984. Some of these organs were medically unsuitable for transplant. The total number of organs transplanted: 816. (In 2005, 778 organs were recovered, and 684 organs transplanted).
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF ORGANS TRANSPLANTED FROM DECEASED ORGAN DONORS IN THE GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA IN 2006, BY ORGAN:*
TOTAL ORGANS
TRANSPLANTED |
Kidney |
Liver |
Heart |
Pancreas |
Lung |
Intestine |
| 816 |
399 |
240 |
64 |
28 |
55 |
7 |
* Organs transplanted exclude heart/lung, liver segment, and islet cell.
- The consent rate for organ donation from deceased donors was 56 percent in 2006, also a record. The consent rate rose from 39 percent in 2001 to 41 percent in 2002 and 2003. The consent rate then climbed to 47 percent in 2004 and 48 percent in 2005, before its record-breaking increase in 2006.
- Of the 319 deceased organ donors in 2006, 176 were male and 143 female.
- Age of deceased organ donors: Overall, 12 were below the age of five, while 43 were over 71 years of age. The largest number of donors (121) was aged 16-45, followed by 94 donors (46 - 60). Note: The oldest organ donor was 92; the youngest, just 18 days.
- Race of the 319 deceased organ donors. 211 were white (a 62 percent consent rate, up from 52 percent from 2005); 92 were black (a 52 percent consent rate, up from 41 percent in 2005); 7 were Asian (a 27 percent consent rate, up from 17 percent in 2005); and 9 were categorized as "other."
- Hispanic: Of the 319 deceased organ donors, 110 were Hispanic. The consent rate for Hispanics remained steady at 63 percent in 2005 and 2006.
- A total of 817 organs were transplanted in 2006 from deceased donors: 399 kidneys were transplanted, compared to 339 in 2005; 65 hearts compared to 59; 57 lungs compared to 40 in 2005; 240 livers compared to 195 in 2005; and seven intestines compared to five in 2005. A total of two islet cells (one more than in 2005) and 29 pancreas (the same number as in 2005) were also transplanted.
- Tissue donors in 2006: Among the 689 tissue donors in 2006, 456 were musculoskeletal donors, compared to 397 in 2005; 464 were eye donors, compared to 453 in 2006; 177 donated heart valves, compared to 144 in 2005; 209 donated veins, compared to 163 in 2005; 173 were skin donors, compared to 156 in 2005.
A Note about the Small Pool of Deceased Organ Donors Each Year
The small pool of potential organ donors nationwide and locally is explained by the fact that the vast majority of organs are recovered from hospital patients who have been declared dead by neurological criteria. Brain deaths account for approximately one to two percent of all deaths of patients in hospitals, making it a relatively rare event.
In 2006, there were 1,023 organ donors in New York State. Of these, 469 were deceased organ donors. There were 554 living organ donors.
By comparison, in 2005, there were 1,025 organ donors in New York State, of which 424 were deceased donors and 601 living donors. Although there were two fewer organ donors compared with 2006, the number of deceased donors increased by 45; the number of living donors actually decreased by 47.
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DECEASED ORGAN DONORS IN NEW YORK STATE IN 2006, BY ORGAN:
| All Donors |
Kidney |
Liver |
Heart |
Pancreas |
Lung |
Intestine |
| 469 |
397 |
422 |
92 |
77 |
45 |
8 |
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DECEASED ORGAN DONORS IN NEW YORK STATE IN 2006, BY RACE/ETHNICITY:
| Race/Ethnicity |
Deceased Organ Donors |
Percentage |
| All Ethnicity |
469 |
100.0 |
| White |
259 |
55.2 |
| Black |
94 |
20.0 |
| Hispanic |
94 |
20.0 |
| Unknown |
0 |
0.0 |
| Asian |
17 |
3.7 |
| AM Indian/Alaska Na. |
0 |
0.0 |
| Pacific Islander |
0 |
0.0 |
| Multiracial |
5 |
1.1 |
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In 2006, a total of 2,273 organ transplants were performed in New York State. Of these, 1,731 were from deceased organ donors; and 587 from living donors.
2006 UNITED STATES OVERVIEW:
Organ donation and transplantation rates increased significantly in the United States in 2006, continuing a recent trend of annual increases. Nearly 29,000 organ transplant operations were performed, and the number of deceased organ donors topped 8,000, according to preliminary data announced by the HHS' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The figures represent new annual highs in both categories.
2006 UNITED STATES DATA:
ORGAN DONATION: The 8,024 deceased organ donors in the United States in 2006 - the first time that number surpassed 8,000 - represents an increase of 5.6 percent over the 2005 total of 7,593 deceased donors. From 2002 to 2006, the annual total of deceased donors has increased 29.6 percent.
There were also increases in minority donation in 2006. African-Americans comprised 15.5 percent of deceased organ donors and Hispanics an additional 13.7 percent; both rates are slightly higher than their proportion of the overall U.S. population.
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DECEASED ORGAN DONORS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY ORGAN:
| All Donors |
Kidney |
Liver |
Heart |
Pancreas |
Lung |
Intestine |
| 8,024 |
7,180 |
7,017 |
2,275 |
2,026 |
1,325 |
184 |
TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF DECEASED ORGAN DONORS IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY RACE/ETHNICITY:
| Race/Ethnicity |
Deceased Organ Donors |
Percentage |
| All Ethnicity |
8,024 |
100.0 |
| White |
5,427 |
67.7 |
| Black |
1,243 |
15.5 |
| Hispanic |
1,097 |
13.7 |
| Unknown |
0 |
0.0 |
| Asian |
174 |
2.2 |
| AM Indian/Alaska Na. |
22 |
0.3 |
| Pacific Islander |
19 |
0.3 |
| Multiracial |
42 |
.5 |
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ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: In 2006, a total of 28,923 organ transplant operations were performed nationwide, up from 28,112 the year before. From the 2006 operations, 31,184 organs were transplanted; of that number, 24,461 organs came from deceased donors (78.4 percent), and 6,723 transplanted organs were from living donors (21.6 percent).
Kidney transplants are the most common transplant procedure. In 2006, a record total of 17,084 kidney transplants were performed, representing a 15.6 percent increase since 2002. There were 6,650 liver transplants in 2006, also an all-time record.
The preliminary data were compiled by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), which is operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) under contract with HRSA. The data are subject to change based upon further submission or correction.
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