Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Pancreas Donors

Donor Gender	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	1,243	1,360	1,289	1,291	1,322	1,462	1,628	1,701	1,814	1,870
Female	412	473	463	452	472	523	578	637	624	627
Male	831	887	826	839	850	939	1,050	1,064	1,190	1,243
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	33.1%	34.8%	35.9%	35.0%	35.7%	35.8%	35.5%	37.4%	34.4%	33.5%
Male	66.9%	65.2%	64.1%	65.0%	64.3%	64.2%	64.5%	62.6%	65.6%	66.5%

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.