Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Kidney Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia - 325 455 453 490 528 559 511 594 626
Cerebrovascular/Stroke - 1,331 1,907 2,090 2,045 2,262 2,282 2,359 2,330 2,333
Head Trauma - 1,923 2,502 2,347 2,380 2,390 2,321 2,413 2,424 2,492
CNS Tumor - 37 48 45 55 49 56 57 46 48
Other - 71 76 73 92 76 148 149 131 129
Unknown - 4 15 30 21 33 20 1 3 2
Different Coding Pre 4/94 4,609 1,106 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia - 6.8% 9.1% 9.0% 9.6% 9.9% 10.4% 9.3% 10.7% 11.1%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke - 27.7% 38.1% 41.5% 40.2% 42.4% 42.4% 43.0% 42.1% 41.4%
Head Trauma - 40.1% 50.0% 46.6% 46.8% 44.8% 43.1% 44.0% 43.8% 44.3%
CNS Tumor - 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9%
Other - 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.8% 1.4% 2.7% 2.7% 2.4% 2.3%
Unknown - 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Different Coding Pre 4/94 100.0% 23.1% - - - - - - - -

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.