A deceased donor
can give their kidneys,
pancreas, liver, lungs,
heart, intestinal organs,
tissues and corneas.
A living donor is able to
give a kidney, or a portion
of a lung or liver.
Approximately 27,000
African-Americans
are waiting for a
transplant.
Nearly
25,000 of those
patients are waiting
for a kidney transplant.
Donation is a possibility only
after all efforts to save
the patient's life have been
exhausted, tests have been
performed to confirm the
absence of brain or brain
stem activity, and brain death
has been declared.
Someone is added
to the organ
transplant list
every
12 minutes.
At the five organ transplant
hospitals served by CORE,
approximately 4,000 people
await organ transplantation,
and thousands more
are In need of tissue or
cornea transplants.
With at least 60,000
people waiting
nationally, kidneys
are the organ in
greatest demand,
followed by liver,
heart and lungs.
In 2009, there were
8,021 deceased organ
donors and 6,610
living organ donors
resulting in 28,465
organ transplants.
Did You Know?
Nationally, 52% of transplant
candidates are from
multicultural populations.
28% African-American
• 16% Latino
• 6% Asian
• 2% Multiracial
Between 10,000 and
12,000 people die
annually who are
considered medically
suitable for organ,
tissue and cornea
donation, yet only
6,200 donate.
