Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Age	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	4,861	5,099	5,363	5,418	5,479	5,794	5,824	5,986	6,081	6,182
<1 Year	102	93	86	75	81	80	79	99	84	83
1-5 Years	207	204	228	206	218	233	201	188	205	187
6-10 Years	150	170	185	163	154	166	158	155	178	144
11-17 Years	673	681	715	629	611	589	525	560	510	517
18-34 Years	1,555	1,550	1,538	1,507	1,475	1,549	1,477	1,508	1,587	1,702
35-49 Years	1,094	1,236	1,301	1,398	1,396	1,501	1,580	1,590	1,603	1,610
50-64 Years	859	945	1,031	1,090	1,141	1,188	1,283	1,406	1,389	1,405
65+ Years	221	220	279	350	403	488	521	480	525	534
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.4%	1.4%	1.7%	1.4%	1.3%
1-5 Years	4.3%	4.0%	4.3%	3.8%	4.0%	4.0%	3.5%	3.1%	3.4%	3.0%
6-10 Years	3.1%	3.3%	3.4%	3.0%	2.8%	2.9%	2.7%	2.6%	2.9%	2.3%
11-17 Years	13.8%	13.4%	13.3%	11.6%	11.2%	10.2%	9.0%	9.4%	8.4%	8.4%
18-34 Years	32.0%	30.4%	28.7%	27.8%	26.9%	26.7%	25.4%	25.2%	26.1%	27.5%
35-49 Years	22.5%	24.2%	24.3%	25.8%	25.5%	25.9%	27.1%	26.6%	26.4%	26.0%
50-64 Years	17.7%	18.5%	19.2%	20.1%	20.8%	20.5%	22.0%	23.5%	22.8%	22.7%
65+ Years	4.5%	4.3%	5.2%	6.5%	7.4%	8.4%	8.9%	8.0%	8.6%	8.6%

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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs

are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.