Fast facts about transplants in the US

New numbers show 97,707 people are waiting for organ transplants, as of November 2. Here's how the numbers break down:

73,989 patients waiting for a kidney transplant.
16,745 patients waiting for a liver transplant.
1,646 patients waiting for a pancreas transplant.
226 patients waiting for a pancreas islet cell.
2,323 patients waiting for a kidney-pancreas transplant.
221 patients waiting for an intestine transplant.
2,655 patients waiting for a heart transplant.
110 patients waiting for a heart-lung transplant.
2,303 patients waiting for a lung transplant.
97,707 TOTAL PATIENTS*

For a more detailed look at statistics having to do with transplantation, click here