Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total 3,399 3,572 3,844 3,951 4,031 4,377 4,478 4,579 4,662 4,962
<1 Year 101 126 83 116 117 138 133 115 126 123
1-5 Years 204 206 181 165 172 155 133 161 164 178
6-10 Years 83 69 80 67 67 94 70 81 55 52
11-17 Years 98 91 106 112 118 122 105 105 141 129
18-34 Years 308 323 313 270 333 298 284 264 297 276
35-49 Years 1,178 1,305 1,450 1,485 1,513 1,573 1,659 1,615 1,444 1,564
50-64 Years 1,246 1,264 1,385 1,461 1,452 1,681 1,785 1,901 2,126 2,293
65+ Years 181 188 246 275 259 316 309 337 309 347
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 3.0% 3.5% 2.2% 2.9% 2.9% 3.2% 3.0% 2.5% 2.7% 2.5%
1-5 Years 6.0% 5.8% 4.7% 4.2% 4.3% 3.5% 3.0% 3.5% 3.5% 3.6%
6-10 Years 2.4% 1.9% 2.1% 1.7% 1.7% 2.1% 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 1.0%
11-17 Years 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.3% 2.3% 3.0% 2.6%
18-34 Years 9.1% 9.0% 8.1% 6.8% 8.3% 6.8% 6.3% 5.8% 6.4% 5.6%
35-49 Years 34.7% 36.5% 37.7% 37.6% 37.5% 35.9% 37.0% 35.3% 31.0% 31.5%
50-64 Years 36.7% 35.4% 36.0% 37.0% 36.0% 38.4% 39.9% 41.5% 45.6% 46.2%
65+ Years 5.3% 5.3% 6.4% 7.0% 6.4% 7.2% 6.9% 7.4% 6.6% 7.0%

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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of

the organs transplanted.