Table 5.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1993 to 2002

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type	Year
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	23,497	25,852	29,050	32,310	35,585	38,772	41,292	44,719	47,830	50,855
O	12,277	13,361	15,014	16,820	18,645	20,301	21,694	23,447	25,114	26,754
A	6,659	7,435	8,368	9,097	9,966	10,860	11,627	12,511	13,370	14,139
B	3,967	4,419	4,978	5,617	6,100	6,613	6,925	7,580	8,067	8,583
AB	594	637	690	776	874	998	1,046	1,181	1,279	1,379
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	52.2%	51.7%	51.7%	52.1%	52.4%	52.4%	52.5%	52.4%	52.5%	52.6%
A	28.3%	28.8%	28.8%	28.2%	28.0%	28.0%	28.2%	28.0%	28.0%	27.8%
B	16.9%	17.1%	17.1%	17.4%	17.1%	17.1%	16.8%	17.0%	16.9%	16.9%
AB	2.5%	2.5%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%

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

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

(-) = None in category.