Transplant Statistics---by Robin

Today I researched the data base at United Network for Organ Sharing (http://www.unos.org/) and found some statistics regarding transplant. This information was current as of 3:46pm.

There are 100,431 people listed in the United States in need of a transplant.
In Arkansas, there are 328 people listed for transplant.

A partial breakdown of the U.S. list is:
77,759 patients waiting for a kidney
16,010 patients waiting for a liver
2,687 patients waiting for a heart
2,111 patients waiting for a lung

In Arkansas there are:
253 patients waiting for a kidney
37 patients waiting for a liver
18 patients waiting for a pancreas
6 patients waiting for a pancreas and kidney
22 patients waiting for a heart

From January through August of 2008:
18,660 Total number of transplants performed in the U.S.
14,511 organs came from deceased donors
4,149 were from living donors

From January through August of 2008, there were:
9,491 donors
5342 were deceased donors
4149 were living donors