Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Intestine Donors

Donor Blood Type	Year
Donor Blood Type	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	122	48	72	78	95	87	115	112	122	166
O	60	18	32	40	50	51	55	45	66	85
A	44	27	32	32	33	29	41	51	42	59
B	15	3	6	4	9	4	17	11	11	19
AB	3	-	2	2	3	3	2	5	3	3
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
O	49.2%	37.5%	44.4%	51.3%	52.6%	58.6%	47.8%	40.2%	54.1%	51.2%
A	36.1%	56.3%	44.4%	41.0%	34.7%	33.3%	35.7%	45.5%	34.4%	35.5%
B	12.3%	6.3%	8.3%	5.1%	9.5%	4.6%	14.8%	9.8%	9.0%	11.4%
AB	2.5%	-	2.8%	2.6%	3.2%	3.4%	1.7%	4.5%	2.5%	1.8%

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.