Approximately 22,000 heart, liver, lung, kidney, pancreas and intestine transplants are performed each year. More than 500,000 Americans receive organ, tissue and cornea transplants each year. Tissue transplants consist of bone, heart valves, tendons, ligaments, corneas and skin. 46,000 sight-restoring cornea transplants are performed every year. There is no cost to be an organ and tissue donor.
Donation is a gift.
Each year an estimated half-million Americans receive organ and tissue transplants.