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Stats & Facts

  • Every 11 minutes, a new person is added to the national waiting list.
  • An average of 18 people die each day while waiting.
  • More than 6,000 people died nationwide waiting for an
    organ transplant in 2007.
  • In 2008, more than 300 people registered for transplants in
    Illinois died while waiting.
  • One donor can save or enhance the lives of more than 25 people.

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