The number of Americans who need a donated kidney far exceeds the number available for transplantation per year. Given the short life expectancy of people with end-stage kidney disease, this means they may not survive for more than five years.
Kidney
103,033
Liver
13,399
Heart
3,804
Kidney / Pancreas
1,696
Lung
1,444
Pancreas
825
Intestine
231
kidney/pancreas indicates that the same person received the two transplanted organs at the same time. This data is from July 10, 2019.
