Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Liver Donors

Donor Age	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	3,764	4,093	4,336	4,463	4,599	4,844	4,945	4,995	5,107	5,292
<1 Year	67	62	48	60	52	61	64	75	60	61
1-5 Years	173	168	192	177	190	192	163	157	168	152
6-10 Years	131	145	162	141	136	150	143	139	148	127
11-17 Years	577	610	639	576	570	534	474	499	462	472
18-34 Years	1,252	1,309	1,290	1,273	1,299	1,374	1,314	1,335	1,417	1,539
35-49 Years	811	955	1,000	1,110	1,123	1,190	1,299	1,283	1,315	1,342
50-64 Years	595	680	786	856	909	937	1,037	1,105	1,085	1,133
65+ Years	158	164	219	270	320	406	451	402	452	466
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	1.8%	1.5%	1.1%	1.3%	1.1%	1.3%	1.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.2%
1-5 Years	4.6%	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	4.1%	4.0%	3.3%	3.1%	3.3%	2.9%
6-10 Years	3.5%	3.5%	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	3.1%	2.9%	2.8%	2.9%	2.4%
11-17 Years	15.3%	14.9%	14.7%	12.9%	12.4%	11.0%	9.6%	10.0%	9.0%	8.9%
18-34 Years	33.3%	32.0%	29.8%	28.5%	28.2%	28.4%	26.6%	26.7%	27.7%	29.1%
35-49 Years	21.5%	23.3%	23.1%	24.9%	24.4%	24.6%	26.3%	25.7%	25.7%	25.4%
50-64 Years	15.8%	16.6%	18.1%	19.2%	19.8%	19.3%	21.0%	22.1%	21.2%	21.4%
65+ Years	4.2%	4.0%	5.1%	6.0%	7.0%	8.4%	9.1%	8.0%	8.9%	8.8%

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.