Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1993 to 2002

Blood Type	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	31,694	35,788	41,613	47,488	53,482	60,003	65,471	71,909	77,334	79,387
O	16,454	18,415	21,442	24,638	27,758	31,118	34,081	37,336	40,218	41,452
A	9,527	10,883	12,728	14,338	16,282	18,257	20,011	22,041	23,555	23,946
B	4,887	5,564	6,389	7,297	8,099	9,006	9,662	10,604	11,445	11,852
AB	826	926	1,054	1,215	1,343	1,622	1,717	1,928	2,116	2,137
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	51.9%	51.5%	51.5%	51.9%	51.9%	51.9%	52.1%	51.9%	52.0%	52.2%
A	30.1%	30.4%	30.6%	30.2%	30.4%	30.4%	30.6%	30.7%	30.5%	30.2%
B	15.4%	15.5%	15.4%	15.4%	15.1%	15.0%	14.8%	14.7%	14.8%	14.9%
AB	2.6%	2.6%	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.