Living Donation

Living organ donation dates back to 1954, when a kidney from one twin was successfully transplanted into his identical brother. Today, the number of living organ donors is more than 6,000 per year. And one in four of these donors isn’t biologically related to the recipient.

By offering a kidney, lobe of a lung, portion of the liver, pancreas, or intestine, living donors offer their loved one or friend an alternative to waiting on the national transplant waiting list for an organ from a deceased donor. To learn more about living organ donation, choose an option below:


Donors in the U.S. by Donor Type

The chart below shows total donors in the United States organized by donor type to date.

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

Currently, there are thousands more people waiting for a lifesaving transplant than there are organs being donated.

To discover the simple things you can do to help promote organ donation, visit Donate Life America's Web site at www.donatelife.net.