Published: September 19, 2012
Discarded Organs and Opportunities
About 2,700 of the 15,000 kidneys recovered from deceased donors were discarded in 2011. The loss rate of kidneys has increased over the years and is higher than most other organs.
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%
26.8
17.9
9.8
5.2
4.2
0.7
13.5
419
2,644
655
7
139
17
3,881
1,143
12,140
6,030
129
3,163
2,365
24,970
1,562
14,784
6,685
136
3,302
2,382
28,851
Pancreas
Kidney
Liver
Intestines
Lungs
Heart
All organs
LOSS RATE
DISCARDED
TRANSPLANTED
RECOVERED
Discarded organs in 2011
’11
’08
’04
’00
’96
’92
’88
20
15
10
5
%
Percentage of discarded organs
ALL ORGANS
KIDNEY