Monday, April 23, 2012

You Are Worth More Dead Than Alive [Infographic]



The ‘You’re Worth More Dead Than Alive’ infographic is an unsettling look at how much one’s internal and external organs would sell for on the black market.

The highly illegal underground organ trade is an extremely lucrative business that has grossed over $6 million US in the last 25 years. As the chart from Medical Transcriptions documents, over 113,100 people sit on the excruciatingly long list for organ transplants. Sadly, 18 people per day pass on while they wait.

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Via: Trendhunter


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