Table 13.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Heart-Lung Recipients

Recipient Race Year of Transplant
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 60 71 69 39 61 47 51 48 27 32
White 54 64 59 35 51 42 50 44 24 26
African American 5 2 4 4 6 4 1 3 3 1
Asian - 4 5 - 4 - - 1 - -
Other/Multi-race - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 5
Unknown 1 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 90.0% 90.1% 85.5% 89.7% 83.6% 89.4% 98.0% 91.7% 88.9% 81.3%
African American 8.3% 2.8% 5.8% 10.3% 9.8% 8.5% 2.0% 6.3% 11.1% 3.1%
Asian - 5.6% 7.2% - 6.6% - - 2.1% - -
Other/Multi-race - 1.4% 1.4% - - 2.1% - - - 15.6%
Unknown 1.7% - - - - - - - - -

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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a heart and a lung were among

the organs transplanted.