Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Circumstance of Death Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 5,363 5,418 5,479 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,152
MVA 1,410 1,349 1,385 1,400 1,345 1,449 1,377 1,464 1,424 1,524
Suicide 540 492 463 483 449 461 453 449 484 540
Homicide 387 379 344 317 319 326 363 363 368 401
Child Abuse 49 46 57 49 47 57 74 56 81 62
Non-MVA 378 484 535 570 553 458 527 507 474 603
Other 2,584 2,638 2,675 2,941 3,097 3,233 3,285 3,351 3,626 4,019
Unknown 15 30 20 33 14 1 1 - - 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA 26.3% 24.9% 25.3% 24.2% 23.1% 24.2% 22.6% 23.7% 22.1% 21.3%
Suicide 10.1% 9.1% 8.5% 8.3% 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 7.3% 7.5% 7.6%
Homicide 7.2% 7.0% 6.3% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.7% 5.6%
Child Abuse 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 1.3% 0.9%
Non-MVA 7.0% 8.9% 9.8% 9.8% 9.5% 7.7% 8.7% 8.2% 7.3% 8.4%
Other 48.2% 48.7% 48.8% 50.8% 53.2% 54.0% 54.0% 54.1% 56.2% 56.2%
Unknown 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%


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

(%) = 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 organsare presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.