Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Liver Donors

Mechanism 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
Drowning 40 30 31 53 42 34 46 33 26 56
Seizure 29 31 26 36 20 33 37 30 47 36
Drug Intoxication 22 38 34 47 44 45 55 80 112 151
Asphyxiation 117 126 104 120 116 105 108 109 97 135
Cardiovascular 130 151 173 198 245 240 291 317 420 515
Gunshot/Stab 719 646 626 566 562 543 568 554 605 622
Blunt Injury 1,305 1,362 1,473 1,476 1,450 1,517 1,479 1,588 1,602 1,735
SIDS 4 5 6 4 3 8 2 5 8 8
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 1,731 1,907 1,959 2,159 2,281 2,314 2,330 2,403 2,547 2,828
Natural Causes - - 1 2 17 35 53 51 81 76
Other 225 142 152 155 157 122 136 124 137 157
Unknown 14 25 15 27 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%
Drowning 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9%
Seizure 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6%
Drug Intoxication 0.5% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 2.0% 2.4%
Asphyxiation 2.7% 2.8% 2.3% 2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7% 2.1%
Cardiovascular 3.0% 3.4% 3.8% 4.1% 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% 6.0% 7.4% 8.1%
Gunshot/Stab 16.6% 14.5% 13.6% 11.7% 11.4% 10.9% 11.1% 10.5% 10.6% 9.8%
Blunt Injury 30.1% 30.5% 32.0% 30.5% 29.3% 30.4% 29.0% 30.0% 28.2% 27.4%
SIDS 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 39.9% 42.7% 42.6% 44.6% 46.1% 46.3% 45.6% 45.4% 44.8% 44.7%
Natural Causes - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2%
Other 5.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 2.4% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5%
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.