Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Pancreas Donors

Donor Race	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
White	1,203	1,144	1,118	1,124	1,285	1,420	1,477	1,561	1,625	1,513
African American	126	124	150	170	150	170	187	210	212	207
Asian	22	10	18	16	23	21	23	32	20	25
Other/Multi-race	9	10	5	9	2	13	15	15	14	25
Unknown	-	1	-	3	2	4	1	-	1	4
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	88.5%	88.8%	86.6%	85.0%	87.9%	87.2%	86.7%	85.9%	86.8%	85.3%
African American	9.3%	9.6%	11.6%	12.9%	10.3%	10.4%	11.0%	11.6%	11.3%	11.7%
Asian	1.6%	0.8%	1.4%	1.2%	1.6%	1.3%	1.4%	1.8%	1.1%	1.4%
Other/Multi-race	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	1.4%
Unknown	-	0.1%	-	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	-	0.1%	0.2%

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.