Table 9.1

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

Liver Waiting List

Race Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 3,955 5,526 7,261 9,297 11,562 13,958 16,133 17,953 16,790 17,171
White 3,386 4,789 6,335 8,097 10,047 12,103 13,921 15,445 14,526 14,806
African American 311 421 528 681 831 1,003 1,201 1,364 1,186 1,232
Asian 138 191 277 353 450 576 659 725 691 753
Other/Multi-race 90 103 110 156 224 265 341 408 383 376
Unknown 30 22 11 10 10 11 11 11 4 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 85.6% 86.7% 87.2% 87.1% 86.9% 86.7% 86.3% 86.0% 86.5% 86.2%
African American 7.9% 7.6% 7.3% 7.3% 7.2% 7.2% 7.4% 7.6% 7.1% 7.2%
Asian 3.5% 3.5% 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 4.1% 4.1% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4%
Other/Multi-race 2.3% 1.9% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2%
Unknown 0.8% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

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

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

(-) = None in category.