Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Lung Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 855 757 836 764 777 825 887 920 962 1,065
<1 Year 12 7 6 11 8 5 2 6 2 3
1-5 Years 14 15 21 18 13 10 11 7 10 10
6-10 Years 26 27 18 19 20 22 22 15 25 17
11-17 Years 180 135 145 138 113 141 134 121 140 168
18-34 Years 355 296 362 322 291 322 351 409 408 441
35-49 Years 188 201 200 197 238 233 235 249 241 284
50-64 Years 79 69 84 56 89 89 127 111 128 134
65+ Years 1 7 - 3 5 3 5 2 8 8
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 1.4% 0.9% 0.7% 1.4% 1.0% 0.6% 0.2% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3%
1-5 Years 1.6% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9%
6-10 Years 3.0% 3.6% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1.6% 2.6% 1.6%
11-17 Years 21.1% 17.8% 17.3% 18.1% 14.5% 17.1% 15.1% 13.2% 14.6% 15.8%
18-34 Years 41.5% 39.1% 43.3% 42.1% 37.5% 39.0% 39.6% 44.5% 42.4% 41.4%
35-49 Years 22.0% 26.6% 23.9% 25.8% 30.6% 28.2% 26.5% 27.1% 25.1% 26.7%
50-64 Years 9.2% 9.1% 10.0% 7.3% 11.5% 10.8% 14.3% 12.1% 13.3% 12.6%
65+ Years 0.1% 0.9% - 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.8% 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.