Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Peak PRA 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
0-9% 12,437 14,583 16,627 18,501 20,021 22,430 23,894 25,242 26,436 27,254
10-79% 7,127 7,316 7,394 7,724 8,152 8,413 8,882 9,332 9,397 9,022
80%+ 5,086 5,410 5,636 6,015 6,376 6,633 6,878 7,076 6,929 6,217
Unknown 859 1,466 2,022 2,288 2,432 2,513 2,615 2,687 2,882 3,183
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-9% 48.8% 50.7% 52.5% 53.6% 54.1% 56.1% 56.5% 56.9% 57.9% 59.7%
10-79% 27.9% 25.4% 23.3% 22.4% 22.0% 21.0% 21.0% 21.0% 20.6% 19.8%
80%+ 19.9% 18.8% 17.8% 17.4% 17.2% 16.6% 16.3% 16.0% 15.2% 13.6%
Unknown 3.4% 5.1% 6.4% 6.6% 6.6% 6.3% 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 7.0%


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.