Detailed Description of Data

Figure 1: Patients on the Waiting List vs. Transplants Performed by Organ (2020)

Organ	Needed	Received
Kidney	91,099	22,817
Liver	11,886	8,906
Heart	1,707	3,658
Lung	3,521	2,539
Other*	281	1,115

*Other includes allograft transplants like face, hands, and abdominal wall.

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Figure 2: Organs People Are Waiting For (September 2021)

Organ	Percentage
Kidney	83%
Liver	10%
Pancreas	1%
Heart	3%
Lung	1%
Other*	2%

*Other includes allograft transplants like face, hands, and abdominal wall.

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Figure 3: Waiting List by Age (September 2021)

Age in Years	Number on the Waiting List
Under 5	611
6 - 10	466
11 - 17	876
18 - 34	9,719
35 - 49	26,251
50 - 64	50,361
65 +	28,770

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Figure 4: Patients on the Waiting List vs. Transplants Performed by Ethnicity (2020) 

Ethnicity	Waiting List (Needed)	Transplants Performed (Received)
Caucasian	43,309	20,998
African American	30,807	8,415
Hispanic	22,244	6,587
Asian	9,093	2,235
Other*	2,752	800

* Other includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, Multiracial

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Figure 5: Deceased Donation by Age (2020) 

Age in Years	Donations
Under 5	307
6 - 10	113
11 - 17	440
18 - 34	3,554
35 - 49	3,629
50 - 64	3,726
65 +	819

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Figure 6: Number of Deceased and Living Donors (2020)

• Living: 5,727
• Deceased: 12,588

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