Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Heart Donors

Circumstance 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
MVA 836 818 822 824 746 751 762 757 730 715
Suicide 326 316 296 301 254 258 248 249 256 243
Homicide 225 228 214 195 185 187 207 207 190 205
Child Abuse 32 26 35 27 29 32 41 36 49 36
Non-MVA 176 212 210 229 227 212 233 200 181 225
Other 893 847 839 858 869 843 785 774 714 671
Unknown 3 15 10 14 6 - - - - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA 33.6% 33.2% 33.9% 33.7% 32.2% 32.9% 33.5% 34.1% 34.4% 34.1%
Suicide 13.1% 12.8% 12.2% 12.3% 11.0% 11.3% 10.9% 11.2% 12.1% 11.6%
Homicide 9.0% 9.3% 8.8% 8.0% 8.0% 8.2% 9.1% 9.3% 9.0% 9.8%
Child Abuse 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% 1.6% 2.3% 1.7%
Non-MVA 7.1% 8.6% 8.7% 9.4% 9.8% 9.3% 10.2% 9.0% 8.5% 10.7%
Other 35.8% 34.4% 34.6% 35.0% 37.5% 36.9% 34.5% 34.8% 33.7% 32.0%
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.