Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 11,820 13,104 14,041 15,113 15,785 16,649 17,123 17,531 17,706 17,570
African American 9,152 10,357 11,344 12,499 13,490 14,565 15,339 15,971 16,337 15,975
Hispanic/Latino 2,874 3,272 3,911 4,316 4,868 5,594 6,278 6,851 7,379 7,784
Asian 1,325 1,653 1,952 2,155 2,389 2,679 2,967 3,325 3,478 3,649
Other/Multi-race 326 372 409 415 425 476 512 586 601 674
Unknown 12 17 22 30 24 26 50 73 143 24
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 46.3% 45.5% 44.3% 43.8% 42.7% 41.6% 40.5% 39.5% 38.8% 38.5%
African American 35.9% 36.0% 35.8% 36.2% 36.5% 36.4% 36.3% 36.0% 35.8% 35.0%
Hispanic/Latino 11.3% 11.4% 12.3% 12.5% 13.2% 14.0% 14.9% 15.5% 16.2% 17.0%
Asian 5.2% 5.7% 6.2% 6.2% 6.5% 6.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.6% 8.0%
Other/Multi-race 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5%
Unknown 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%


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.