Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1993 to 2002

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Race 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
White 2,928 3,088 3,332 3,382 3,441 3,734 3,828 3,911 3,952 4,140
African American 295 302 296 353 347 403 390 413 418 477
Asian 87 88 121 130 148 158 165 137 165 212
Other/Multi-race 76 84 94 85 94 82 95 118 127 132
Unknown 13 10 1 1 1 - - - - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 86.1% 86.5% 86.7% 85.6% 85.4% 85.3% 85.5% 85.4% 84.8% 83.4%
African American 8.7% 8.5% 7.7% 8.9% 8.6% 9.2% 8.7% 9.0% 9.0% 9.6%
Asian 2.6% 2.5% 3.1% 3.3% 3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 3.0% 3.5% 4.3%
Other/Multi-race 2.2% 2.4% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 1.9% 2.1% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7%
Unknown 0.4% 0.3% 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 in which a deceased donor liver was one of

the organs transplanted.