Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Heart Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 2,491 2,462 2,426 2,448 2,316 2,283 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096
<1 Year 70 51 59 62 55 63 61 64 62 65
1-5 Years 72 87 100 97 80 83 81 93 69 81
6-10 Years 78 67 57 57 65 55 62 44 50 49
11-17 Years 435 415 369 365 318 318 281 267 278 268
18-34 Years 1,020 980 951 987 906 878 940 974 937 922
35-49 Years 616 671 659 661 666 662 647 570 545 524
50-64 Years 193 179 225 211 218 217 196 210 174 183
65+ Years 7 12 6 8 8 7 8 1 5 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 2.8% 2.1% 2.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 3.1%
1-5 Years 2.9% 3.5% 4.1% 4.0% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 4.2% 3.3% 3.9%
6-10 Years 3.1% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2.8% 2.4% 2.7% 2.0% 2.4% 2.3%
11-17 Years 17.5% 16.9% 15.2% 14.9% 13.7% 13.9% 12.3% 12.0% 13.1% 12.8%
18-34 Years 40.9% 39.8% 39.2% 40.3% 39.1% 38.5% 41.3% 43.8% 44.2% 44.0%
35-49 Years 24.7% 27.3% 27.2% 27.0% 28.8% 29.0% 28.4% 25.6% 25.7% 25.0%
50-64 Years 7.7% 7.3% 9.3% 8.6% 9.4% 9.5% 8.6% 9.4% 8.2% 8.7%
65+ Years 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%


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.