Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Heart Donors

Donor Gender	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
Female	769	791	826	829	811	855	783	763	722	710
Male	1,673	1,734	1,665	1,633	1,615	1,594	1,532	1,520	1,553	1,511
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	31.5%	31.3%	33.2%	33.7%	33.4%	34.9%	33.8%	33.4%	31.7%	32.0%
Male	68.5%	68.7%	66.8%	66.3%	66.6%	65.1%	66.2%	66.6%	68.3%	68.0%

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.