Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Residency 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
U.S. Resident 25,060 28,285 31,145 33,991 36,477 39,448 41,742 43,882 45,153 45,136
Nonresident Alien 188 242 281 333 365 436 452 405 452 443
Unknown 261 248 253 204 139 105 75 50 39 97
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
U.S. Resident 98.2% 98.3% 98.3% 98.4% 98.6% 98.6% 98.8% 99.0% 98.9% 98.8%
Nonresident Alien 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%
Unknown 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%


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.