Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Race	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
White	4,217	4,380	4,612	4,621	4,648	4,980	4,982	5,109	5,136	5,187
African American	560	596	625	668	682	678	655	712	756	800
Asian	55	93	84	91	108	103	122	125	142	125
Other/Multi-race	20	25	40	34	33	27	52	37	42	62
Unknown	9	5	2	4	8	6	13	3	5	8
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	86.8%	85.9%	86.0%	85.3%	84.8%	86.0%	85.5%	85.3%	84.5%	83.9%
African American	11.5%	11.7%	11.7%	12.3%	12.4%	11.7%	11.2%	11.9%	12.4%	12.9%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%	2.0%	1.8%	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%	2.0%
Other/Multi-race	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%	1.0%
Unknown	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

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.