Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Blood Type	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
O	2,327	2,449	2,584	2,542	2,622	2,765	2,708	2,859	2,864	2,911
A	1,857	1,910	2,018	2,133	2,049	2,198	2,227	2,252	2,315	2,371
B	550	561	585	561	605	657	679	673	701	687
AB	127	179	176	182	203	174	210	202	201	213
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	47.9%	48.0%	48.2%	46.9%	47.9%	47.7%	46.5%	47.8%	47.1%	47.1%
A	38.2%	37.5%	37.6%	39.4%	37.4%	37.9%	38.2%	37.6%	38.1%	38.4%
B	11.3%	11.0%	10.9%	10.4%	11.0%	11.3%	11.7%	11.2%	11.5%	11.1%
AB	2.6%	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%	3.7%	3.0%	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	3.4%

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.