Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Kidney Donors

Donor Age	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	4,609	4,797	5,003	5,038	5,083	5,338	5,386	5,490	5,528	5,630
<1 Year	40	27	26	35	33	24	39	38	40	31
1-5 Years	180	181	200	188	197	213	178	167	185	175
6-10 Years	149	164	177	154	148	161	152	153	174	140
11-17 Years	657	662	696	610	598	569	508	542	495	507
18-34 Years	1,506	1,486	1,463	1,422	1,409	1,473	1,410	1,436	1,492	1,605
35-49 Years	1,044	1,172	1,215	1,306	1,293	1,388	1,473	1,474	1,493	1,493
50-64 Years	827	907	990	1,033	1,058	1,116	1,202	1,294	1,268	1,287
65+ Years	206	198	236	290	347	394	424	386	381	392
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	0.9%	0.6%	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%
1-5 Years	3.9%	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	3.3%	3.0%	3.3%	3.1%
6-10 Years	3.2%	3.4%	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	3.0%	2.8%	2.8%	3.1%	2.5%
11-17 Years	14.3%	13.8%	13.9%	12.1%	11.8%	10.7%	9.4%	9.9%	9.0%	9.0%
18-34 Years	32.7%	31.0%	29.2%	28.2%	27.7%	27.6%	26.2%	26.2%	27.0%	28.5%
35-49 Years	22.7%	24.4%	24.3%	25.9%	25.4%	26.0%	27.3%	26.8%	27.0%	26.5%
50-64 Years	17.9%	18.9%	19.8%	20.5%	20.8%	20.9%	22.3%	23.6%	22.9%	22.9%
65+ Years	4.5%	4.1%	4.7%	5.8%	6.8%	7.4%	7.9%	7.0%	6.9%	7.0%

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.