Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Pancreas Donors

Donor Gender	Year
Donor Gender	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
Female	458	452	472	523	578	636	624	628	576	720
Male	822	840	850	939	1,050	1,064	1,193	1,245	1,197	1,301
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	35.8%	35.0%	35.7%	35.8%	35.5%	37.4%	34.3%	33.5%	32.5%	35.6%
Male	64.2%	65.0%	64.3%	64.2%	64.5%	62.6%	65.7%	66.5%	67.5%	64.4%

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.