Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Heart Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 193 198 206 229 222 202 215 209 232 236
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 665 692 642 685 637 667 600 575 507 495
Head Trauma 1,561 1,490 1,491 1,460 1,345 1,345 1,387 1,367 1,319 1,313
CNS Tumor 24 24 35 30 36 29 24 29 21 20
Other 45 43 42 29 70 40 50 43 41 31
Unknown 3 15 10 15 6 - - - - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 7.7% 8.0% 8.5% 9.4% 9.6% 8.8% 9.4% 9.4% 10.9% 11.3%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 26.7% 28.1% 26.5% 28.0% 27.5% 29.2% 26.4% 25.9% 23.9% 23.6%
Head Trauma 62.7% 60.5% 61.5% 59.6% 58.1% 58.9% 60.9% 61.5% 62.2% 62.6%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0%
Other 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 1.5%
Unknown 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% - - - - 0.0%


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.