Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Lung Donors

Mechanism 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
Drowning 1 1 - 4 2 1 3 1 1 4
Seizure 7 8 6 10 5 8 8 4 11 7
Drug Intoxication 6 5 7 7 9 8 7 14 17 27
Asphyxiation 12 15 8 11 16 9 14 10 8 16
Cardiovascular 12 12 9 15 21 20 32 23 41 53
Gunshot/Stab 213 169 197 160 151 152 169 174 183 208
Blunt Injury 277 252 286 259 241 289 280 318 324 350
SIDS 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 266 269 292 270 298 307 349 350 341 364
Natural Causes - - - - 1 3 6 7 13 9
Other 59 20 27 23 33 27 19 18 23 27
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%
Drowning 0.1% 0.1% - 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Seizure 0.8% 1.1% 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
Drug Intoxication 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 2.5%
Asphyxiation 1.4% 2.0% 1.0% 1.4% 2.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 1.5%
Cardiovascular 1.4% 1.6% 1.1% 2.0% 2.7% 2.4% 3.6% 2.5% 4.3% 5.0%
Gunshot/Stab 24.9% 22.3% 23.6% 20.9% 19.4% 18.4% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 19.5%
Blunt Injury 32.4% 33.3% 34.2% 33.9% 31.0% 35.0% 31.6% 34.6% 33.7% 32.9%
SIDS 0.1% 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 31.1% 35.5% 34.9% 35.3% 38.4% 37.2% 39.3% 38.0% 35.4% 34.2%
Natural Causes - - - - 0.1% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8%
Other 6.9% 2.6% 3.2% 3.0% 4.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5%
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.