Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Kidney Donors

Donor Race	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
White	4,002	4,134	4,327	4,318	4,341	4,611	4,640	4,725	4,724	4,761
African American	529	548	562	601	604	600	571	610	635	695
Asian	52	85	74	82	98	98	115	116	125	110
Other/Multi-race	18	25	38	33	32	25	48	36	40	56
Unknown	8	5	2	4	8	4	12	3	4	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%	86.2%	86.5%	85.7%	85.4%	86.4%	86.1%	86.1%	85.5%	84.6%
African American	11.5%	11.4%	11.2%	11.9%	11.9%	11.2%	10.6%	11.1%	11.5%	12.3%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%	1.5%	1.6%	1.9%	1.8%	2.1%	2.1%	2.3%	2.0%
Other/Multi-race	0.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Unknown	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	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.