Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Lung Donors

Donor Gender	Year
Donor Gender	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total	855	757	836	764	777	825	887	920	962	1,065
Female	312	290	325	304	325	354	372	368	387	440
Male	543	467	511	460	452	471	515	552	575	625
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	36.5%	38.3%	38.9%	39.8%	41.8%	42.9%	41.9%	40.0%	40.2%	41.3%
Male	63.5%	61.7%	61.1%	60.2%	58.2%	57.1%	58.1%	60.0%	59.8%	58.7%

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.