Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Heart Donors

Donor Gender	Year
Donor Gender	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
Female	826	829	811	854	783	763	722	710	669	689
Male	1,665	1,633	1,615	1,594	1,533	1,520	1,554	1,513	1,451	1,407
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	33.2%	33.7%	33.4%	34.9%	33.8%	33.4%	31.7%	31.9%	31.6%	32.9%
Male	66.8%	66.3%	66.6%	65.1%	66.2%	66.6%	68.3%	68.1%	68.4%	67.1%

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.