Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Ethnicity/Race Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 19,390 19,747 20,302 21,513 22,013 23,239 24,213 24,903 25,464 27,031
White 13,434 13,729 14,044 14,657 14,956 15,664 16,078 16,343 16,390 17,011
African American 3,241 3,412 3,506 3,710 3,853 4,011 4,340 4,455 4,692 4,920
Hispanic/Latino 1,949 1,784 1,876 2,169 2,181 2,483 2,665 2,871 3,019 3,256
Asian 590 643 726 800 792 878 937 987 1,051 1,189
Other/Multi-race 166 168 131 154 203 184 176 216 267 314
Unknown 10 11 19 23 28 19 17 31 45 341
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 69.3% 69.5% 69.2% 68.1% 67.9% 67.4% 66.4% 65.6% 64.4% 62.9%
African American 16.7% 17.3% 17.3% 17.2% 17.5% 17.3% 17.9% 17.9% 18.4% 18.2%
Hispanic/Latino 10.1% 9.0% 9.2% 10.1% 9.9% 10.7% 11.0% 11.5% 11.9% 12.0%
Asian 3.0% 3.3% 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4%
Other/Multi-race 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 1.3%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

These data include recipients of multi-organ transplants.

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

(-) = None in category.