Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Lung Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 855 757 836 764 777 825 887 920 962 1,065
White 647 557 604 576 582 639 642 641 669 693
African American 116 110 122 100 108 105 129 141 132 156
Hispanic/Latino 76 66 83 72 66 63 93 122 120 176
Asian 13 18 20 9 18 16 18 12 28 33
Other/Multi-race 2 1 2 2 2 2 5 4 10 7
Unknown 1 5 5 5 1 - - - 3 -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 75.7% 73.6% 72.2% 75.4% 74.9% 77.5% 72.4% 69.7% 69.5% 65.1%
African American 13.6% 14.5% 14.6% 13.1% 13.9% 12.7% 14.5% 15.3% 13.7% 14.6%
Hispanic/Latino 8.9% 8.7% 9.9% 9.4% 8.5% 7.6% 10.5% 13.3% 12.5% 16.5%
Asian 1.5% 2.4% 2.4% 1.2% 2.3% 1.9% 2.0% 1.3% 2.9% 3.1%
Other/Multi-race 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 0.7%
Unknown 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% - - - 0.3% -


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.