Table 12.1

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

Lung Waiting List

Time Waiting Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 1,202 1,574 1,865 2,241 2,590 3,066 3,321 3,536 3,708 3,756
0-30 Days 81 98 112 136 157 160 144 121 155 96
31-60 Days 108 122 124 117 137 150 137 147 129 135
61 Days-< 3 Mos 93 110 133 119 137 147 136 140 138 142
3-<6 Mos 243 260 301 362 401 418 359 361 342 380
6-<12 Mos 348 426 434 498 539 655 675 671 685 549
1-<2 Years 241 388 457 551 601 760 872 887 889 869
2 Years+ 84 169 293 458 618 771 994 1,202 1,370 1,585
Unknown 4 1 11 - - 5 4 7 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 6.7% 6.2% 6.0% 6.1% 6.1% 5.2% 4.3% 3.4% 4.2% 2.6%
31-60 Days 9.0% 7.8% 6.6% 5.2% 5.3% 4.9% 4.1% 4.2% 3.5% 3.6%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 7.7% 7.0% 7.1% 5.3% 5.3% 4.8% 4.1% 4.0% 3.7% 3.8%
3-<6 Mos 20.2% 16.5% 16.1% 16.2% 15.5% 13.6% 10.8% 10.2% 9.2% 10.1%
6-<12 Mos 29.0% 27.1% 23.3% 22.2% 20.8% 21.4% 20.3% 19.0% 18.5% 14.6%
1-<2 Years 20.0% 24.7% 24.5% 24.6% 23.2% 24.8% 26.3% 25.1% 24.0% 23.1%
2 Years+ 7.0% 10.7% 15.7% 20.4% 23.9% 25.1% 29.9% 34.0% 36.9% 42.2%
Unknown 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% - - 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% - -

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

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

(-) = None in category.