Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Time Waiting 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-<6 Mos 6,946 7,036 7,532 8,120 8,187 8,809 8,646 9,030 9,312 9,321
6-<12 Mos 5,190 5,774 6,074 6,321 6,723 7,260 7,515 7,792 7,991 8,106
1-<2 Years 6,351 7,527 8,045 8,586 9,221 9,795 10,604 10,831 11,130 11,068
2-<3 Years 3,360 3,912 4,701 5,181 5,548 6,089 6,517 7,057 7,016 6,995
3-<5 Years 2,364 3,053 3,588 4,352 5,035 5,465 6,064 6,537 6,882 6,845
5-<9 Years 1,048 1,151 1,373 1,556 1,822 2,075 2,388 2,549 2,757 2,784
9 Years+ 250 322 366 412 445 496 535 541 556 557
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-<6 Mos 27.2% 24.5% 23.8% 23.5% 22.1% 22.0% 20.5% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4%
6-<12 Mos 20.3% 20.1% 19.2% 18.3% 18.2% 18.2% 17.8% 17.6% 17.5% 17.7%
1-<2 Years 24.9% 26.2% 25.4% 24.9% 24.9% 24.5% 25.1% 24.4% 24.4% 24.2%
2-<3 Years 13.2% 13.6% 14.8% 15.0% 15.0% 15.2% 15.4% 15.9% 15.4% 15.3%
3-<5 Years 9.3% 10.6% 11.3% 12.6% 13.6% 13.7% 14.3% 14.7% 15.1% 15.0%
5-<9 Years 4.1% 4.0% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 5.2% 5.6% 5.7% 6.0% 6.1%
9 Years+ 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%


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.