Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Liver Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 376 406 427 484 492 460 515 580 707 857
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 1,645 1,857 1,824 2,039 2,122 2,154 2,211 2,245 2,423 2,743
Head Trauma 2,191 2,070 2,189 2,172 2,142 2,193 2,216 2,309 2,366 2,549
CNS Tumor 44 40 56 44 48 59 44 49 42 55
Other 66 65 89 76 133 130 119 111 144 115
Unknown 14 25 15 28 10 1 1 - - 2
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 8.7% 9.1% 9.3% 10.0% 9.9% 9.2% 10.1% 11.0% 12.4% 13.6%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 37.9% 41.6% 39.7% 42.1% 42.9% 43.1% 43.3% 42.4% 42.6% 43.4%
Head Trauma 50.5% 46.4% 47.6% 44.8% 43.3% 43.9% 43.4% 43.6% 41.6% 40.3%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.9%
Other 1.5% 1.5% 1.9% 1.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 1.8%
Unknown 0.3% 0.6% 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% 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.