1998. (Pharma Business Week)
             b. There were also 6808 living organ donors in 2003 which was an increase of 2.9% over the previous years. Since 2001, the number of living organ donors in the U.S. has exceeded the number of deceased donors. (Pharma Business Week)
             c. A total of 25,448 organ transplants were performed from deceased and living donors. Another fact from www.organdonor.gov said that the number of people awaiting a liver transplant has reached over 60,000 people which is an all time high. More than 40% of the kidney transplants performed in the U.S. each year come from living donations. Thi
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