Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Race Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 3,574 3,849 3,965 4,048 4,398 4,481 4,585 4,662 4,964 5,344
White 3,087 3,337 3,389 3,458 3,749 3,830 3,916 3,955 4,141 4,498
African American 302 296 356 347 406 391 414 417 477 518
Asian 89 121 133 148 160 165 137 165 213 199
Other/Multi-race 86 94 86 94 83 95 118 125 132 128
Unknown 10 1 1 1 - - - - 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 86.4% 86.7% 85.5% 85.4% 85.2% 85.5% 85.4% 84.8% 83.4% 84.2%
African American 8.4% 7.7% 9.0% 8.6% 9.2% 8.7% 9.0% 8.9% 9.6% 9.7%
Asian 2.5% 3.1% 3.4% 3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 3.0% 3.5% 4.3% 3.7%
Other/Multi-race 2.4% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 1.9% 2.1% 2.6% 2.7% 2.7% 2.4%
Unknown 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - - - 0.0% 0.0%

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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of

the organs transplanted.