Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Kidney Donors

Circumstance 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
MVA 1,361 1,295 1,346 1,351 1,302 1,398 1,329 1,422 1,384 1,475
Suicide 522 462 441 454 428 432 416 414 441 503
Homicide 356 359 325 301 294 312 344 340 340 376
Child Abuse 32 32 42 35 33 40 52 36 54 37
Non-MVA 357 456 496 526 515 419 489 470 437 550
Other 2,360 2,404 2,415 2,641 2,800 2,887 2,897 2,956 3,098 3,383
Unknown 15 30 19 31 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 27.2% 25.7% 26.5% 25.3% 24.2% 25.5% 24.0% 25.2% 24.1% 23.3%
Suicide 10.4% 9.2% 8.7% 8.5% 7.9% 7.9% 7.5% 7.3% 7.7% 8.0%
Homicide 7.1% 7.1% 6.4% 5.6% 5.5% 5.7% 6.2% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9%
Child Abuse 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6%
Non-MVA 7.1% 9.1% 9.8% 9.9% 9.6% 7.6% 8.8% 8.3% 7.6% 8.7%
Other 47.2% 47.7% 47.5% 49.5% 52.0% 52.6% 52.4% 52.4% 53.8% 53.5%
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.