Minority Statistics
Some diseases of the kidney, heart, lung, pancreas, and liver are found more frequently among minorities than in the general population. For this reason, people in minority groups have a particularly high need for organ transplants. Find current transplant waiting list statistics for minorities in Pennsylvania and the United States below:
National Transplant Waiting List Report
|
All Organs |
Kidney |
Liver |
Pancreas |
Kidney/
Pancreas |
Heart |
Lung |
Heart/
Lung |
Intestine |
| All Ethnicities |
116,420 |
96,512 |
14,198 |
914 |
1,691 |
3,985 |
1,367 |
44 |
273 |
| White |
48,404 |
35,042 |
9,608 |
629 |
903 |
2,375 |
1,028 |
28 |
145 |
| Black |
34,010 |
31,592 |
1,104 |
132 |
441 |
1,055 |
158 |
6 |
65 |
| Hispanic |
22,678 |
19,649 |
2,541 |
110 |
268 |
401 |
131 |
7 |
47 |
| Asian |
9,116 |
8,267 |
734 |
24 |
41 |
112 |
40 |
2 |
8 |
| American Indian / Alaska Native |
1,122 |
985 |
129 |
7 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Pacific Islander |
578 |
540 |
24 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Multiracial |
923 |
804 |
74 |
9 |
17 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
| All Ethnicities |
| All Organs |
116,420 |
| Kidney |
96,512 |
| Liver |
14,198 |
| Pancreas |
914 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
1,691 |
| Heart |
3,985 |
| Lung |
1,367 |
| Heart/Lung |
44 |
| Intenstine |
273 |
| White |
| All Organs |
48,404 |
| Kidney |
35,042 |
| Liver |
9,608 |
| Pancreas |
629 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
903 |
| Heart |
2,375 |
| Lung |
1,028 |
| Heart/Lung |
28 |
| Intenstine |
145 |
| Black |
| All Organs |
34,010 |
| Kidney |
31,592 |
| Liver |
1,104 |
| Pancreas |
132 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
441 |
| Heart |
1,055 |
| Lung |
158 |
| Heart/Lung |
6 |
| Intenstine |
65 |
| Hispanic |
| All Organs |
22,678 |
| Kidney |
19,649 |
| Liver |
2,541 |
| Pancreas |
110 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
268 |
| Heart |
401 |
| Lung |
131 |
| Heart/Lung |
7 |
| Intenstine |
47 |
| Asian |
| All Organs |
9,116 |
| Kidney |
8,267 |
| Liver |
734 |
| Pancreas |
24 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
41 |
| Heart |
112 |
| Lung |
40 |
| Heart/Lung |
2 |
| Intenstine |
8 |
| American Indian / Alaska Native |
| All Organs |
1,122 |
| Kidney |
985 |
| Liver |
129 |
| Pancreas |
7 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
16 |
| Heart |
8 |
| Lung |
3 |
| Heart/Lung |
1 |
| Intenstine |
3 |
| Pacific Islander |
| All Organs |
578 |
| Kidney |
540 |
| Liver |
24 |
| Pancreas |
3 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
5 |
| Heart |
11 |
| Lung |
1 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
0 |
| Multiracial |
| All Organs |
923 |
| Kidney |
804 |
| Liver |
74 |
| Pancreas |
9 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
17 |
| Heart |
24 |
| Lung |
8 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
5 |
* According to optn.transplant.hrsa.gov as of October 17, 2017
Pennsylvania State Transplant Waiting List Report
|
All Organs |
Kidney |
Liver |
Pancreas |
Kidney/
Pancreas |
Heart |
Lung |
Heart/
Lung |
Intestine |
| All Ethnicities |
7,640 |
6,309 |
814 |
90 |
112 |
196 |
227 |
3 |
97 |
| White |
4,129 |
3,109 |
663 |
70 |
64 |
136 |
182 |
3 |
56 |
| Black |
2,643 |
2,460 |
77 |
12 |
30 |
46 |
31 |
0 |
20 |
| Hispanic |
467 |
371 |
54 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
19 |
| Asian |
348 |
318 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| American Indian / Alaska Native |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Pacific Islander |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Multiracial |
41 |
38 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| All Ethnicities |
| All Organs |
7,640 |
| Kidney |
6,309 |
| Liver |
814 |
| Pancreas |
90 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
112 |
| Heart |
196 |
| Lung |
227 |
| Heart/Lung |
3 |
| Intenstine |
97 |
| White |
| All Organs |
4,129 |
| Kidney |
3,109 |
| Liver |
663 |
| Pancreas |
70 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
64 |
| Heart |
136 |
| Lung |
182 |
| Heart/Lung |
3 |
| Intenstine |
56 |
| Black |
| All Organs |
2,643 |
| Kidney |
2,460 |
| Liver |
77 |
| Pancreas |
12 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
30 |
| Heart |
46 |
| Lung |
31 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
20 |
| Hispanic |
| All Organs |
467 |
| Kidney |
371 |
| Liver |
54 |
| Pancreas |
6 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
17 |
| Heart |
7 |
| Lung |
10 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
19 |
| Asian |
| All Organs |
348 |
| Kidney |
318 |
| Liver |
18 |
| Pancreas |
2 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
1 |
| Heart |
7 |
| Lung |
4 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
1 |
| American Indian / Alaska Native |
| All Organs |
10 |
| Kidney |
9 |
| Liver |
0 |
| Pancreas |
0 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
0 |
| Heart |
0 |
| Lung |
1 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
0 |
| Pacific Islander |
| All Organs |
10 |
| Kidney |
10 |
| Liver |
0 |
| Pancreas |
0 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
0 |
| Heart |
0 |
| Lung |
0 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
0 |
| Multiracial |
| All Organs |
41 |
| Kidney |
38 |
| Liver |
2 |
| Pancreas |
0 |
| Kidney/Pancreas |
0 |
| Heart |
0 |
| Lung |
0 |
| Heart/Lung |
0 |
| Intenstine |
1 |
* According to optn.transplant.hrsa.gov as of October 17, 2017
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