Detailed Description of Data

Figure 1: Patients on the Waiting List vs. Transplants Performed by Organ (2021)

Organ	Needed	Received
Kidney	90,483	24,670
Liver	11,611	9,236
Heart	3,502	3,817
Lung	1,051	2,524
Other*	290	1,108

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

Data collected in February 2022

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Figure 2: Organs People Are Waiting For (February 2022)

Organ	Percentage
Kidney	83%
Liver	11%
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 (February 2022)

Age in Years	Number on the Waiting List
Under 5	605
6 - 10	439
11 - 17	874
18 - 34	8,593
35 - 49	23,412
50 - 64	45,758
65 +	26,929

Data collected in February 2022

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Figure 4: Patients on the Waiting List vs. Transplants Performed by Ethnicity (2021) 

Ethnicity	Waiting List (Needed)	Transplants Performed (Received)
Caucasian	43,025	21,359
African American	30,181	9,252
Hispanic	22,344	7,498
Asian	9,153	2,467
Other*	2,371	778

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

Data collected in February 2022

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Figure 5: Deceased Donation by Age (2021) 

Age in Years	Donations
Under 5	341
6 - 10	103
11 - 17	478
18 - 34	3,573
35 - 49	4,114
50 - 64	4,271
65 +	983

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Figure 6: Number of Deceased and Living Donors (2021)

• Living: 6,539
• Deceased: 13,863

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