Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Pancreas Donors

Donor Race	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
White	1,115	1,203	1,144	1,118	1,124	1,285	1,419	1,476	1,562	1,621
African American	111	126	124	150	170	150	170	186	205	214
Asian	13	22	10	18	16	23	21	24	32	20
Other/Multi-race	3	9	10	5	9	2	13	14	15	14
Unknown	1	-	1	-	3	2	5	1	-	1
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	89.7%	88.5%	88.8%	86.6%	85.0%	87.9%	87.2%	86.8%	86.1%	86.7%
African American	8.9%	9.3%	9.6%	11.6%	12.9%	10.3%	10.4%	10.9%	11.3%	11.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.6%	0.8%	1.4%	1.2%	1.6%	1.3%	1.4%	1.8%	1.1%
Other/Multi-race	0.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Unknown	0.1%	-	0.1%	-	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%	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.