Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 3,392 3,679 3,933 4,421 4,724 5,493 6,038 6,240 6,472 6,645
Unknown 1 - 2 2 2 7 2 1 - 73
11-17 Years 3 5 1 5 - 1 2 1 1 -
18-34 Years 1,257 1,359 1,481 1,544 1,614 1,816 2,028 2,055 2,112 2,172
35-49 Years 1,572 1,718 1,762 2,034 2,216 2,623 2,834 2,929 3,082 3,032
50-64 Years 522 560 639 782 851 995 1,107 1,194 1,214 1,311
65+ Years 37 37 48 54 41 51 65 60 63 57
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.0% - 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% - 1.1%
11-17 Years 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -
18-34 Years 37.1% 36.9% 37.7% 34.9% 34.2% 33.1% 33.6% 32.9% 32.6% 32.7%
35-49 Years 46.3% 46.7% 44.8% 46.0% 46.9% 47.8% 46.9% 46.9% 47.6% 45.6%
50-64 Years 15.4% 15.2% 16.2% 17.7% 18.0% 18.1% 18.3% 19.1% 18.8% 19.7%
65+ Years 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9%


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.