Organ Donation

I found some interesting data on the UNOS web site that I thought I would share with you:

From January – November 2006

Waiting List Candidates 95,029

Transplants 26,689
Donors 13,577


I should note that this is for all organ types and is not specific to livers. Some quick math will tell you that a mere 13,577 donors cannot meet the needs of 95,029 patients.

I don’t know how to relate this to liver transplants, but I am sure the data is out there somewhere. I’ll poke around and see what I can find to share with you.

You can learn more about UNOS and organ transplantation in the US by visiting http://www.unos.org/ . There is more information available at that link explaining the numbers above, as well.

Become an organ donor!