Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Pancreas Donors

Donor Gender	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
Female	473	463	452	472	523	578	638	625	628	575
Male	887	826	839	850	939	1,050	1,065	1,193	1,244	1,199
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	34.8%	35.9%	35.0%	35.7%	35.8%	35.5%	37.5%	34.4%	33.5%	32.4%
Male	65.2%	64.1%	65.0%	64.3%	64.2%	64.5%	62.5%	65.6%	66.5%	67.6%

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.