2,544  people started kidney dialysis in 2013

21,470 people  were receiving kidney dialysis by the end of 2013 (up by 4% on 2012)

904 people received a kidney transplant in 2014

1,142 people were waiting for a kidney transplant in April 2015

73% of people on the waiting list were less than 60 years old

79% of people on the waiting list were waiting for their first kidney transplant

3.5 years is the average wait time for a kidney transplant, however up to 7 years is not uncommon

98% of people are alive 1 year after their transplant

89% of people are alive 5 years after their transplant

56 people die everyday with kidney related diseas

These numbers are people just like me…I’m a number…