Table 5.1

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

Kidney Waiting List

Residency 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
U.S. Resident 22,574 25,201 28,445 31,677 34,927 38,119 40,684 44,073 47,193 50,192
Nonresident Alien 146 175 215 274 321 375 407 485 509 496
Unknown 777 476 390 359 337 278 201 161 128 167
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
U.S. Resident 96.1% 97.5% 97.9% 98.0% 98.2% 98.3% 98.5% 98.6% 98.7% 98.7%
Nonresident Alien 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0%
Unknown 3.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%

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

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

(-) = None in category.