Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Intestine Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 122 48 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166
White 101 37 55 51 62 62 74 63 79 101
African American 12 7 6 11 20 18 16 28 23 23
Hispanic/Latino 7 3 10 12 12 7 22 19 15 37
Asian 1 - - 3 1 - 2 2 4 3
Other/Multi-race 1 - - - - - 1 - - 2
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%
White 82.8% 77.1% 76.4% 65.4% 65.3% 71.3% 64.3% 56.3% 64.8% 60.8%
African American 9.8% 14.6% 8.3% 14.1% 21.1% 20.7% 13.9% 25.0% 18.9% 13.9%
Hispanic/Latino 5.7% 6.3% 13.9% 15.4% 12.6% 8.0% 19.1% 17.0% 12.3% 22.3%
Asian 0.8% - - 3.8% 1.1% - 1.7% 1.8% 3.3% 1.8%
Other/Multi-race 0.8% - - - - - 0.9% - - 1.2%
Unknown - 2.1% 1.4% 1.3% - - - - 0.8% -


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.