3 Around 21 Americans die each day waiting for transplants. What's behind the reluctance to posthumously save a life? Though about 45 percent of American adults are registered organ donors, it varies widely by state. More than 80 percent of adults in Alaska were registered donors in 2012, compared to only 12.7 percent in New York, for example. In New York alone, there are more than 10,000 people currently waiting for organ transplants. According to data compiled by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, more than 500 people died in New York last year, waiting for an organ to become available. There's a large disparity between the number of people who say that they support donation in theory and the number of people who actually register. Why Don't More People Want to Donate Their Organs? 7 Marks