Table 5.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Recipients of Deceased Donor non-ECD Kidneys

Recipient Race Year of Transplant
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 6,979 6,768 6,682 6,633 6,626 6,796 6,798 6,919 7,022 7,273
White 4,941 4,565 4,528 4,506 4,393 4,504 4,521 4,514 4,529 4,680
African American 1,687 1,811 1,783 1,724 1,831 1,848 1,863 1,970 2,067 2,118
Asian 236 258 240 279 298 319 296 305 303 332
Other/Multi-race 114 133 131 124 103 124 118 130 123 141
Unknown 1 1 - - 1 1 - - - 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 70.8% 67.4% 67.8% 67.9% 66.3% 66.3% 66.5% 65.2% 64.5% 64.3%
African American 24.2% 26.8% 26.7% 26.0% 27.6% 27.2% 27.4% 28.5% 29.4% 29.1%
Asian 3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 4.2% 4.5% 4.7% 4.4% 4.4% 4.3% 4.6%
Other/Multi-race 1.6% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.0% - - - 0.0%

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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than kidney-pancreas, in which a deceased donor non-ECD kidney was one of

the organs transplanted.