Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Kidney Donors

Mechanism 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
Drowning 43 36 34 53 42 37 53 36 28 57
Seizure 37 34 31 41 28 35 35 31 48 39
Drug Intoxication 36 44 39 57 52 47 65 80 107 156
Asphyxiation 132 137 108 125 139 118 127 123 105 140
Cardiovascular 168 182 203 219 274 273 330 354 407 499
Gunshot/Stab 803 701 665 609 593 587 597 573 601 630
Blunt Injury 1,522 1,573 1,619 1,643 1,582 1,686 1,645 1,734 1,709 1,817
SIDS 3 1 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 1,991 2,142 2,192 2,385 2,472 2,537 2,479 2,509 2,517 2,766
Natural Causes - - 2 3 19 34 50 60 83 74
Other 253 158 167 168 168 132 144 137 148 145
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%
Drowning 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9%
Seizure 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 0.6%
Drug Intoxication 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4% 1.9% 2.5%
Asphyxiation 2.6% 2.7% 2.1% 2.3% 2.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.2% 1.8% 2.2%
Cardiovascular 3.4% 3.6% 4.0% 4.1% 5.1% 5.0% 6.0% 6.3% 7.1% 7.9%
Gunshot/Stab 16.1% 13.9% 13.1% 11.4% 11.0% 10.7% 10.8% 10.2% 10.4% 10.0%
Blunt Injury 30.4% 31.2% 31.8% 30.8% 29.4% 30.7% 29.8% 30.8% 29.7% 28.7%
SIDS 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 39.8% 42.5% 43.1% 44.7% 45.9% 46.2% 44.8% 44.5% 43.7% 43.7%
Natural Causes - - 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6% 0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 1.2%
Other 5.1% 3.1% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 2.3%
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.