Statistics like this were among the findings of a recent analysis from Health Testing Centers, which examined thousands of data points from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to better understand organ donations. The 5,800 Americans who died waiting for a transplant represent just some of the 113,000 candidates who were on the waitlist last year.
Health Testing Centers released its findings in a series of graphs and lists, including a ranking that outlines the percentage of organ transplant candidates in each state who have waited over five years for an organ.
States with the longest wait times:
1. Alabama — 30.6 percent of candidates seeking organ transplants waited over five years for a transplant.
2. Hawaii — 22.5 percent
3. California — 21.8 percent
4. New York — 17.6 percent
5. Minnesota — 17.6 percent
6. Connecticut — 17.3 percent
7. Mississippi — 16.4 percent
8. Delaware — 15.5 percent
9. Arizona — 15.3 percent
10. Illinois — 14.7 percent
11. New Mexico — 14.6 percent
12. Maryland — 14.5 percent
13. Colorado — 14.4 percent
14. Georgia — 14.0 percent
15. Wisconsin — 13.9 percent
16. Virginia — 12.6 percent
17. Louisiana — 12.6 percent
18. New Jersey — 12 percent
19. Texas — 12 percent
20. Pennsylvania — 11.7 percent
To view the rest of the analysis, click here.
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