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Facts About The Ohio Donor Registry

Nationally 18 people will die each day waiting for an organ. In Ohio, 214 people died while waiting for an organ transplant in 2006.
On any given day in Ohio, nearly 3,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant, with 80 percent waiting for a kidney transplant due to endstage kidney disease.
Statistically, one Ohioan dies every other day waiting for a lifesaving organ.
Of all total hospital deaths, less than 1% are eligible for organ donation, usually the result of brain death from some kind of traumatic injury.
Nearly 50% of all Ohioans with drivers' licenses and state identification cards are registered organ and tissue donors.
When someone joins the Ohio Donor Registry, the individual gives first person consent. Consent from the next-of-kin is not required.
Slightly more than 50% of Ohio's deceased organ donors are first person consent.
If one chooses not to join the Ohio Donor Registry, then the family must make the decision whether or not to donate organs or tissue.
Nationally, African-Americans and other minorities make up about 20 percent of the population, but slightly more than 50% of the waiting list for organ transplants is composed of minorities.
A single donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and improve the lives of up to 50 people through tissue donation.