Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Lung Donors

Cause of Death Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 855 757 836 764 777 825 887 920 962 1,065
Anoxia 44 36 41 54 45 51 58 46 73 87
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 252 269 259 252 281 280 329 324 332 363
Head Trauma 533 431 509 435 412 461 471 525 529 586
CNS Tumor 9 8 14 10 14 11 10 7 12 8
Other 16 8 9 9 25 22 19 18 16 21
Unknown 1 5 4 4 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 5.1% 4.8% 4.9% 7.1% 5.8% 6.2% 6.5% 5.0% 7.6% 8.2%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 29.5% 35.5% 31.0% 33.0% 36.2% 33.9% 37.1% 35.2% 34.5% 34.1%
Head Trauma 62.3% 56.9% 60.9% 56.9% 53.0% 55.9% 53.1% 57.1% 55.0% 55.0%
CNS Tumor 1.1% 1.1% 1.7% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 0.8%
Other 1.9% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 2.0%
Unknown 0.1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% - - - - - -


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.