1979 – The year that the first successful unrelated marrow donor transplant was performed to treat a 10-year-old girl with leukemia.

30,000 – The number of patients that are diagnosed with a life-threatening disease treatable by a blood stem cell transplant.

3,000 – The average number of people at any given time that is searching the NMDP Registry for an unrelated donor match.

25% - The likelihood that a sibling will be a match.

30% - The likelihood that a patient will find a match in their family.

5,000,000 – The approximate number of potential donors listed on the Registry.

25,000 – The approximate number of cord blood available on the Registry.

170 – The number of transplants that the NMDP facilitates each month.

14,000 – The approximate number of marrow transplants that the NMDP has facilitated since 1997.

2,300 – The approximate number of peripheral blood stem cell transplants that the NMDP has facilitated since 1997.

72% - The portion of transplants that has been performed on patients with some form of leukemia.

50,000-60,000 – The number of people that have donated for a family member.

25,000 – The average number of volunteers that join the Registry each month.