Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Intestine Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 122 48 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166
<1 Year 10 10 15 22 20 19 28 26 31 43
1-5 Years 17 18 24 23 24 26 33 28 29 44
6-10 Years 7 3 12 9 12 15 7 11 11 19
11-17 Years 17 3 7 6 6 11 13 14 18 19
18-34 Years 26 9 8 13 15 11 23 20 24 30
35-49 Years 31 4 5 4 10 4 8 9 8 9
50-64 Years 12 1 1 1 6 1 3 3 1 2
65+ Years 2 - - - 2 - - 1 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 8.2% 20.8% 20.8% 28.2% 21.1% 21.8% 24.3% 23.2% 25.4% 25.9%
1-5 Years 13.9% 37.5% 33.3% 29.5% 25.3% 29.9% 28.7% 25.0% 23.8% 26.5%
6-10 Years 5.7% 6.3% 16.7% 11.5% 12.6% 17.2% 6.1% 9.8% 9.0% 11.4%
11-17 Years 13.9% 6.3% 9.7% 7.7% 6.3% 12.6% 11.3% 12.5% 14.8% 11.4%
18-34 Years 21.3% 18.8% 11.1% 16.7% 15.8% 12.6% 20.0% 17.9% 19.7% 18.1%
35-49 Years 25.4% 8.3% 6.9% 5.1% 10.5% 4.6% 7.0% 8.0% 6.6% 5.4%
50-64 Years 9.8% 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% 6.3% 1.1% 2.6% 2.7% 0.8% 1.2%
65+ Years 1.6% - - - 2.1% - - 0.9% - -


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.