Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Current Age Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 25,509 28,775 31,679 34,528 36,981 39,989 42,269 44,337 45,644 45,676
<1 Year - 1 2 2 1 1 - - 3 3
1-5 Years 68 59 65 61 48 65 68 64 59 77
6-10 Years 86 95 105 91 92 105 114 114 86 96
11-17 Years 316 361 352 391 363 391 429 467 412 444
18-34 Years 5,401 5,709 5,980 6,083 6,199 6,164 6,213 6,310 6,354 6,137
35-49 Years 10,219 11,215 12,062 12,618 13,002 13,587 13,837 14,179 14,385 13,931
50-64 Years 7,809 9,309 10,629 12,292 13,720 15,419 16,660 17,796 18,463 18,701
65+ Years 1,610 2,026 2,484 2,990 3,556 4,257 4,948 5,407 5,882 6,287
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.0%
1-5 Years 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
11-17 Years 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0%
18-34 Years 21.2% 19.8% 18.9% 17.6% 16.8% 15.4% 14.7% 14.2% 13.9% 13.4%
35-49 Years 40.1% 39.0% 38.1% 36.5% 35.2% 34.0% 32.7% 32.0% 31.5% 30.5%
50-64 Years 30.6% 32.4% 33.6% 35.6% 37.1% 38.6% 39.4% 40.1% 40.5% 40.9%
65+ Years 6.3% 7.0% 7.8% 8.7% 9.6% 10.6% 11.7% 12.2% 12.9% 13.8%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.