Facts & Stats
The Power of YES
A single donor has the potential to save 8 lives through organ donation and heal more than 75 through tissue donation. The ripple effect of one person saying ‘yes’ to donation is powerful. And that powerful decision is felt by recipients, family members, friends, colleagues and so many more.
We are thankful to each and every person who says “yes” to donation. With hundreds of thousands of men, women and children waiting for a life-saving transplant, they can feel powerless waiting for their donor hero. YOU have the power to help others in need.
While the need for registered donors is great, we do want to pause to thank our donor heroes. In 2021, heroic donors gave in an unprecedented manner which resulted in saving and healing more lives than ever before!
LifeCenter worked closely with donor families and transplant centers to ensure every opportunity for donation was maximized to save the greatest number of lives.
Stats
Statistics have shown that a new name is added to the national waiting list every 10 minutes.
Currently, there are 106,003 people waiting for a vital organ transplant on the national waiting list.
One organ donor can potentially save eight lives.
One tissue donor can change and enhance the lives of more than 75 people.
An average of 17 men, women, and children die each day waiting for an organ transplant.
In the Greater Cincinnati area, 522 people are waiting for a life-saving transplant.
In Ohio, 2,891 people are waiting for an organ transplant, and hundreds more await tissue transplants.
In Kentucky, 989 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
In Indiana, 1,119 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
More than 1.75 Million people benefitted from tissue transplants in 2021.
In 2021, a record breaking, 40,000 life-saving organ transplants were performed in the U.S., thanks to the generosity of donors.
More than 90% of American adults approve of donation as a viable, life-giving practice.
In 2021, there were 409 organs donated by deceased donors, giving the gift of life.
Facts
A single donor can potentially enhance the lives of up to 75 more through tissue donation.
- Everyone is a potential donor regardless of age, race or medical history.
- 60% of all patients waiting for organ transplants are minorities.
- The number one priority of a hospital is to save your life if you are sick or injured. Donation can only be considered after you are declared dead and your family has been consulted.
- In 2021, more than 41,000 organs were donated providing life-saving organ transplants and more than one million Americans received a life-changing tissue transplant.
- All major religions support donation and view it as a final act of love and generosity towards others.
- There is no age limit on who can donate.
- Patients awaiting an organ transplant are considered for transplant based on the severity of their illness, time spent on the waiting list, blood type and other important medical information, not economic or social status.
- There are no costs to the donor’s family for organ and tissue donation. The transplant recipient's health insurance policy, Medicare, or Medicaid usually covers the cost of donation and transplant.
- Donation does not change the appearance of the loved one’s body. It does not interfere with having a funeral, including open casket services.
- Your State's Donor Registry is an advance directive. If an individual is over the age of 18 and has added his or her name to the registry, the family cannot override their loved one's decision to donate.
