Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Pancreas Donors

Donor Blood Type	Year
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	1,360	1,289	1,291	1,322	1,462	1,628	1,703	1,818	1,872	1,774
O	672	620	610	681	712	787	817	867	920	924
A	512	491	529	485	564	623	647	719	722	650
B	140	143	126	119	157	175	198	195	185	167
AB	36	35	26	37	29	43	41	37	45	33
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	49.4%	48.1%	47.3%	51.5%	48.7%	48.3%	48.0%	47.7%	49.1%	52.1%
A	37.6%	38.1%	41.0%	36.7%	38.6%	38.3%	38.0%	39.5%	38.6%	36.6%
B	10.3%	11.1%	9.8%	9.0%	10.7%	10.7%	11.6%	10.7%	9.9%	9.4%
AB	2.6%	2.7%	2.0%	2.8%	2.0%	2.6%	2.4%	2.0%	2.4%	1.9%

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.