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Numbers waiting for transplantation, annual waitlist mortality, and donor discard by organ type
| Heart | Lung | Kidney | Liver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # waiting for organs | 3,807 | 1,425 | 94,805 | 13,442 |
| Annual mortality on waitlist, 2018 | 8.2% | 15% | 3.9% | 8.5% |
| Donor procurement rates (i.e., percent of donors from whom the organ is harvested | 30% | 15% | 88% | 55% |
Data from OPTN accessed on 2/18/2019.
