Northeast Ohio Statistics 1,654 men, women and children from Northeast Ohio are currently on the national waiting list for the following organ transplants:   1,217  for kidney    244  for liver      46  for heart      38  for kidney/pancreas      44  for pancreas      65  for lung        0  for heart/lung                          as of 03/26/2008 Nearly 100,000 people are on the nation's waiting list. A new name is added to the list every 13 minutes in the U.S. 19 people in the U.S. will die today because an organ isn't available. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) maintains the national waiting list and can provide national statistics and data. Find out more about donating life by going to the Truths about Organ and Tissue Donation page.