Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Pancreas Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 1,280 1,292 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,700 1,817 1,873 1,773 2,021
<1 Year 1 3 4 10 7 6 13 15 16 22
1-5 Years 5 5 6 4 14 10 18 12 17 23
6-10 Years 27 19 25 32 39 38 44 30 31 33
11-17 Years 278 268 270 277 297 316 307 314 318 351
18-34 Years 582 575 614 688 692 781 839 932 872 984
35-49 Years 294 339 330 373 484 455 486 456 423 482
50-64 Years 89 81 70 76 92 92 106 112 94 123
65+ Years 4 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 2 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1%
1-5 Years 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1%
6-10 Years 2.1% 1.5% 1.9% 2.2% 2.4% 2.2% 2.4% 1.6% 1.7% 1.6%
11-17 Years 21.7% 20.7% 20.4% 18.9% 18.2% 18.6% 16.9% 16.8% 17.9% 17.4%
18-34 Years 45.5% 44.5% 46.4% 47.1% 42.5% 45.9% 46.2% 49.8% 49.2% 48.7%
35-49 Years 23.0% 26.2% 25.0% 25.5% 29.7% 26.8% 26.7% 24.3% 23.9% 23.8%
50-64 Years 7.0% 6.3% 5.3% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4% 5.8% 6.0% 5.3% 6.1%
65+ Years 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%


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.