Other factors that affect liquid flow rate include the liquid's viscosity and density, and the friction of the liquid in contact with the pipe. Direct measurements of liquid flows can be made with positive-displacement flowmeters. These units divide the liquid into specific increments and move it on.
And while the number of people dying while waiting for an organ transplant has decreased from 614 in 2011 to 469 in 2014, there have still been 195 individualsâ deaths this year after patients failed to find a donation in time.
On average: 1  Over 3,000 new patients are added to the kidney waiting list each month.1. 2  13 people die each day while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant.1. 3  Every 14 minutes someone is added to the kidney transplant list. 1. 4  In 2014, 4,761 patients died while waiting for a kidney transplant.