Table 5.1

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

Kidney Waiting List

Patient Status 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
Active 19,943 22,275 25,512 28,784 31,702 34,505 37,020 40,043 42,366 44,606
Inactive 3,498 3,519 3,532 3,515 3,881 4,225 4,272 4,676 5,464 6,249
Unknown 56 58 6 11 2 42 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Active 84.9% 86.2% 87.8% 89.1% 89.1% 89.0% 89.7% 89.5% 88.6% 87.7%
Inactive 14.9% 13.6% 12.2% 10.9% 10.9% 10.9% 10.3% 10.5% 11.4% 12.3%
Unknown 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% - - - -

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

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

(-) = None in category.