Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 2,851 3,009 3,388 3,666 3,928 4,400 4,670 5,427 6,002 6,233
Unknown 1 10 12 56 29 58 82 31 55 159
11-17 Years 4 3 4 7 3 6 1 1 4 2
18-34 Years 1,205 1,217 1,249 1,331 1,469 1,512 1,561 1,776 1,997 2,009
35-49 Years 1,189 1,308 1,566 1,686 1,744 2,002 2,154 2,588 2,791 2,838
50-64 Years 424 439 520 550 635 769 834 982 1,091 1,166
65+ Years 28 32 37 36 48 53 38 49 64 59
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.0% 0.3% 0.4% 1.5% 0.7% 1.3% 1.8% 0.6% 0.9% 2.6%
11-17 Years 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
18-34 Years 42.3% 40.4% 36.9% 36.3% 37.4% 34.4% 33.4% 32.7% 33.3% 32.2%
35-49 Years 41.7% 43.5% 46.2% 46.0% 44.4% 45.5% 46.1% 47.7% 46.5% 45.5%
50-64 Years 14.9% 14.6% 15.3% 15.0% 16.2% 17.5% 17.9% 18.1% 18.2% 18.7%
65+ Years 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Living donor ages reported as 10 years or less are included in "Unknown", accounting for about 0.2 percent of the data.