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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