Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Kidney Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 455 453 490 528 559 510 595 628 697 833
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 1,907 2,090 2,046 2,262 2,284 2,357 2,332 2,340 2,390 2,677
Head Trauma 2,502 2,347 2,382 2,390 2,325 2,411 2,421 2,490 2,472 2,640
CNS Tumor 48 45 55 49 56 57 46 49 43 50
Other 76 73 92 77 148 153 133 131 152 124
Unknown 15 30 19 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%
Anoxia 9.1% 9.0% 9.6% 9.9% 10.4% 9.3% 10.8% 11.1% 12.1% 13.2%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 38.1% 41.5% 40.2% 42.4% 42.4% 42.9% 42.2% 41.5% 41.5% 42.3%
Head Trauma 50.0% 46.6% 46.9% 44.8% 43.2% 43.9% 43.8% 44.2% 43.0% 41.7%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8%
Other 1.5% 1.4% 1.8% 1.4% 2.7% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3% 2.6% 2.0%
Unknown 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% 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.