Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Liver Donors

Donor Race	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
White	3,244	3,540	3,734	3,822	3,922	4,191	4,241	4,273	4,296	4,459
African American	451	453	501	535	550	545	549	593	655	669
Asian	47	78	67	76	94	84	99	95	111	104
Other/Multi-race	13	19	32	27	26	20	45	31	40	52
Unknown	9	3	2	3	7	4	11	3	5	8
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	86.2%	86.5%	86.1%	85.6%	85.3%	86.5%	85.8%	85.5%	84.1%	84.3%
African American	12.0%	11.1%	11.6%	12.0%	12.0%	11.3%	11.1%	11.9%	12.8%	12.6%
Asian	1.2%	1.9%	1.5%	1.7%	2.0%	1.7%	2.0%	1.9%	2.2%	2.0%
Other/Multi-race	0.3%	0.5%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Unknown	0.2%	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%

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.