Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Current Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 1,457 1,718 1,913 2,278 2,430 2,485 2,418 2,281 2,315 2,167
<1 Year 4 3 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 1
1-5 Years 3 6 11 4 7 4 5 7 2 15
6-10 Years 9 17 17 25 25 33 26 22 20 25
11-17 Years 64 74 77 109 97 93 107 95 89 90
18-34 Years 320 365 397 415 403 409 416 360 362 320
35-49 Years 461 516 561 650 675 730 675 609 596 509
50-64 Years 575 692 809 1,029 1,166 1,171 1,135 1,120 1,158 1,111
65+ Years 21 45 36 44 55 43 53 66 85 96
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
1-5 Years 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.7%
6-10 Years 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2%
11-17 Years 4.4% 4.3% 4.0% 4.8% 4.0% 3.7% 4.4% 4.2% 3.8% 4.2%
18-34 Years 22.0% 21.2% 20.8% 18.2% 16.6% 16.5% 17.2% 15.8% 15.6% 14.8%
35-49 Years 31.6% 30.0% 29.3% 28.5% 27.8% 29.4% 27.9% 26.7% 25.7% 23.5%
50-64 Years 39.5% 40.3% 42.3% 45.2% 48.0% 47.1% 46.9% 49.1% 50.0% 51.3%
65+ Years 1.4% 2.6% 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2% 2.9% 3.7% 4.4%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.