Table 2.8

Living Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Living Donors of Any Organ

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 3,493 3,790 4,059 4,568 5,037 5,928 6,606 6,629 6,826 7,002
Unknown 1 - 2 2 2 7 2 1 - 77
11-17 Years 3 7 1 5 - 1 2 2 1 -
18-34 Years 1,317 1,421 1,555 1,615 1,767 2,027 2,299 2,231 2,284 2,333
35-49 Years 1,609 1,758 1,801 2,094 2,350 2,812 3,068 3,098 3,223 3,183
50-64 Years 526 567 652 797 877 1,029 1,166 1,235 1,253 1,351
65+ Years 37 37 48 55 41 52 69 62 65 58
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.0% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% - 1.1%
11-17 Years 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
18-34 Years 37.7% 37.5% 38.3% 35.4% 35.1% 34.2% 34.8% 33.7% 33.5% 33.3%
35-49 Years 46.1% 46.4% 44.4% 45.8% 46.7% 47.4% 46.4% 46.7% 47.2% 45.5%
50-64 Years 15.1% 15.0% 16.1% 17.4% 17.4% 17.4% 17.7% 18.6% 18.4% 19.3%
65+ Years 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 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.

Living donor ages reported as 10 years or less are included in "Unknown", accounting for about 0.2 percent of the data.