Table 5.1

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

Kidney Waiting List

Gender	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
Female	10,047	11,029	12,525	13,859	15,369	16,488	17,525	18,922	20,329	21,479
Male	13,450	14,823	16,525	18,451	20,216	22,284	23,767	25,797	27,501	29,376
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	42.8%	42.7%	43.1%	42.9%	43.2%	42.5%	42.4%	42.3%	42.5%	42.2%
Male	57.2%	57.3%	56.9%	57.1%	56.8%	57.5%	57.6%	57.7%	57.5%	57.8%

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

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

(-) = None in category.