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Stats & Facts

• Every 13 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 2007, 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.

2008 monthly donation snapshots

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Year-End 2007