Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Liver Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 4,336 4,463 4,600 4,843 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,321
<1 Year 51 60 52 67 63 76 64 65 65 86
1-5 Years 184 169 193 188 161 165 169 152 142 176
6-10 Years 160 142 134 145 147 133 147 124 98 120
11-17 Years 633 575 560 536 479 504 467 472 495 510
18-34 Years 1,297 1,275 1,315 1,370 1,301 1,334 1,414 1,543 1,537 1,669
35-49 Years 1,007 1,116 1,119 1,194 1,306 1,283 1,309 1,339 1,479 1,632
50-64 Years 788 856 906 939 1,036 1,104 1,087 1,133 1,349 1,507
65+ Years 216 270 321 404 454 398 449 466 517 621
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.4%
1-5 Years 4.2% 3.8% 4.2% 3.9% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3% 2.9% 2.5% 2.8%
6-10 Years 3.7% 3.2% 2.9% 3.0% 3.0% 2.7% 2.9% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9%
11-17 Years 14.6% 12.9% 12.2% 11.1% 9.7% 10.1% 9.1% 8.9% 8.7% 8.1%
18-34 Years 29.9% 28.6% 28.6% 28.3% 26.3% 26.7% 27.7% 29.1% 27.1% 26.4%
35-49 Years 23.2% 25.0% 24.3% 24.7% 26.4% 25.7% 25.6% 25.3% 26.0% 25.8%
50-64 Years 18.2% 19.2% 19.7% 19.4% 20.9% 22.1% 21.3% 21.4% 23.7% 23.8%
65+ Years 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.3% 9.2% 8.0% 8.8% 8.8% 9.1% 9.8%


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.