Kidney Transplant Wait List
101, 622 Americans are on the kidney transplant waiting list as of April 22, 2015.
Wait List Deaths
In 2014, 4,270 patients died while waiting for a kidney transplant.
Wait List Growth
On average, 3,000 people are added to the kidney wait list each month.
Source: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/
- 85% of people in the US waiting for organ transplants are waiting for kidneys 85%
- 10% of all Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease 10%
- 58% of all 2014 organ transplants that were kidneys 58%