Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Intestine Donors

Cause of Death Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 122 48 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166
Anoxia 11 8 16 19 25 20 25 17 19 34
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 35 6 10 10 10 14 17 20 15 31
Head Trauma 68 28 37 44 50 44 68 71 82 94
CNS Tumor 2 - - 1 2 1 1 - 1 -
Other 6 5 8 3 8 8 4 4 5 6
Unknown - 1 1 1 - - - - - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 9.0% 16.7% 22.2% 24.4% 26.3% 23.0% 21.7% 15.2% 15.6% 20.5%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 28.7% 12.5% 13.9% 12.8% 10.5% 16.1% 14.8% 17.9% 12.3% 18.7%
Head Trauma 55.7% 58.3% 51.4% 56.4% 52.6% 50.6% 59.1% 63.4% 67.2% 56.6%
CNS Tumor 1.6% - - 1.3% 2.1% 1.1% 0.9% - 0.8% -
Other 4.9% 10.4% 11.1% 3.8% 8.4% 9.2% 3.5% 3.6% 4.1% 3.6%
Unknown - 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% - - - - - 0.6%


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.