Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Kidney Donors

Donor Blood Type	Year
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	4,797	5,003	5,038	5,083	5,338	5,386	5,489	5,528	5,636	5,754
O	2,304	2,398	2,341	2,423	2,532	2,489	2,603	2,586	2,633	2,814
A	1,800	1,883	2,000	1,918	2,028	2,058	2,079	2,120	2,169	2,125
B	520	551	521	552	613	640	618	635	634	617
AB	173	171	176	190	165	199	189	187	200	198
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	48.0%	47.9%	46.5%	47.7%	47.4%	46.2%	47.4%	46.8%	46.7%	48.9%
A	37.5%	37.6%	39.7%	37.7%	38.0%	38.2%	37.9%	38.4%	38.5%	36.9%
B	10.8%	11.0%	10.3%	10.9%	11.5%	11.9%	11.3%	11.5%	11.2%	10.7%
AB	3.6%	3.4%	3.5%	3.7%	3.1%	3.7%	3.4%	3.4%	3.5%	3.4%

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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs

are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.