Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Heart Donors

Donor Blood Type	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	2,442	2,525	2,491	2,462	2,426	2,449	2,315	2,283	2,275	2,221
O	1,237	1,287	1,294	1,218	1,237	1,253	1,172	1,144	1,138	1,126
A	908	940	897	955	885	898	839	863	854	838
B	244	239	247	228	232	246	238	223	228	208
AB	53	59	53	61	72	52	66	53	55	49
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	50.7%	51.0%	51.9%	49.5%	51.0%	51.2%	50.6%	50.1%	50.0%	50.7%
A	37.2%	37.2%	36.0%	38.8%	36.5%	36.7%	36.2%	37.8%	37.5%	37.7%
B	10.0%	9.5%	9.9%	9.3%	9.6%	10.0%	10.3%	9.8%	10.0%	9.4%
AB	2.2%	2.3%	2.1%	2.5%	3.0%	2.1%	2.9%	2.3%	2.4%	2.2%

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.