Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1994 to 2003

Blood Type	Year
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	35,751	41,592	47,456	53,445	59,947	65,362	71,752	77,065	78,781	82,885
O	18,402	21,435	24,629	27,743	31,095	34,029	37,252	40,080	41,129	43,108
A	10,872	12,723	14,328	16,267	18,236	19,984	21,998	23,475	23,765	25,074
B	5,552	6,380	7,285	8,093	8,997	9,638	10,577	11,398	11,758	12,445
AB	925	1,054	1,214	1,342	1,619	1,711	1,925	2,112	2,129	2,258
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	51.5%	51.5%	51.9%	51.9%	51.9%	52.1%	51.9%	52.0%	52.2%	52.0%
A	30.4%	30.6%	30.2%	30.4%	30.4%	30.6%	30.7%	30.5%	30.2%	30.3%
B	15.5%	15.3%	15.4%	15.1%	15.0%	14.7%	14.7%	14.8%	14.9%	15.0%
AB	2.6%	2.5%	2.6%	2.5%	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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

(-) = None in category.