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WAITING LIST FOR ORGANS
 
UNITED STATES

This table shows the number of candidates (men, women and children) who are waiting for organs for transplantation in the United States.

All Organs 105,228

Kidney

83,042

Liver

15,807

Pancreas

1,493

Kidney-Pancreas

2,198

Heart

3,022

Lung

1,834

Heart/Lung   77

Intestine

231

 

Source: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as of January 8, 2010

NEW YORK STATE

This table shows the total number of candidates (men, women and children) who are waiting for organs for transplantation in New York State.

All Organs   9,508

Kidney

7,206

Liver

1,784

Pancreas

175

Kidney-Pancreas

158

Heart

326

Lung   52

Heart/Lung

2

Intestine

8

 

Source: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as of January 8, 2010
 
 
GREATER NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA


This table shows the total number of candidates (men, women and children) who are waiting for organs for transplantation in the greater New York metropolitan area. This is a region of 13 million that is served by the New York Organ Donor Network.

All Organs   7,709

Kidney

5,854

Liver

1,457

Pancreas

101

Kidney-Pancreas

104

Heart

283

Lung

52

Heart/Lung

2

Intestine

8



Source: United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), as of December 4, 2009
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