Organ Facts

Here you can find valuable information about organs available for transplant, how each of these organs work and common diseases of each.

Learn more about each organ:

Kidney Kidney/Pancreas
Liver Pancreas
Heart Heart/Lung
Lung Intestine

U.S. Waiting List Candidates By Organ

The chart below shows the current U.S. waiting list by organ.

Based on current OPTN data as reported on July 18, 2008. Data subject to change based on future data submission or correction.




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  • Find transplant centers specializing in certain types of transplants.
  • Discover data and statistics for each center.
  • Read policies specific to each organ.

Visit the OPTN's Organ DataSource now.