Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 5,003 5,038 5,084 5,339 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,754 6,327
<1 Year 26 34 34 31 41 39 44 34 28 30
1-5 Years 195 181 199 209 178 174 189 175 156 181
6-10 Years 176 154 146 156 152 148 173 137 102 133
11-17 Years 686 609 588 570 514 546 499 508 507 523
18-34 Years 1,473 1,428 1,422 1,469 1,397 1,437 1,486 1,608 1,586 1,728
35-49 Years 1,221 1,313 1,293 1,394 1,485 1,478 1,492 1,494 1,553 1,693
50-64 Years 994 1,030 1,055 1,116 1,196 1,284 1,267 1,291 1,427 1,570
65+ Years 232 289 347 394 423 383 378 391 395 469
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%
1-5 Years 3.9% 3.6% 3.9% 3.9% 3.3% 3.2% 3.4% 3.1% 2.7% 2.9%
6-10 Years 3.5% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.8% 2.7% 3.1% 2.4% 1.8% 2.1%
11-17 Years 13.7% 12.1% 11.6% 10.7% 9.5% 9.9% 9.0% 9.0% 8.8% 8.3%
18-34 Years 29.4% 28.3% 28.0% 27.5% 25.9% 26.2% 26.9% 28.5% 27.6% 27.3%
35-49 Years 24.4% 26.1% 25.4% 26.1% 27.6% 26.9% 27.0% 26.5% 27.0% 26.8%
50-64 Years 19.9% 20.4% 20.8% 20.9% 22.2% 23.4% 22.9% 22.9% 24.8% 24.8%
65+ Years 4.6% 5.7% 6.8% 7.4% 7.9% 7.0% 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.4%


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.