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Statistics
These numbers represent people - family, friends and neighbors. It is the goal of the Department of State along with its organ donation partners to decrease the number of people waiting for a transplant. You can help by adding your name to the Michigan Organ Donor Registry.
Number of Michigan residents waiting for:
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| Kidney |
2,429 |
| Heart |
85 |
| Lung |
43 |
| Liver |
308 |
| Kidney/liver |
19 |
| Kidney/heart |
1 |
| Pancreas |
23 |
| Kidney/pancreas |
45 |
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| TOTAL |
2953 |
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In Michigan:
2008 Number of Organ Transplants: 922
2009 Organ Transplants year-to-date: 297
Source: United Network for Organ Sharing, May 2009
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In the United States . . .
- More than 102,100 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
- On average, 18 people die each day waiting for a transplant.
- Every 11 minutes a new name is added to the national waiting list.
Sources: United Network for Organ Sharing,
May 2009
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