Table 5.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2000 to 2004

Current Age Active Inactive All
2000-2004 2004 2000-2004 2004 2000-2004 2004
Total 217,915 45,676 36,590 12,234 254,505 57,910
<1 Year 7 3 3 1 10 4
1-5 Years 333 77 65 21 398 98
6-10 Years 515 96 100 35 615 131
11-17 Years 2,143 444 315 129 2,458 573
18-34 Years 31,178 6,137 4,227 1,325 35,405 7,462
35-49 Years 69,919 13,931 11,522 3,602 81,441 17,533
50-64 Years 87,039 18,701 14,829 5,144 101,868 23,845
65+ Years 26,781 6,287 5,529 1,977 32,310 8,264
Total (%) 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%
1-5 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%
11-17 Years 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%
18-34 Years 14.3% 13.4% 11.6% 10.8% 13.9% 12.9%
35-49 Years 32.1% 30.5% 31.5% 29.4% 32.0% 30.3%
50-64 Years 39.9% 40.9% 40.5% 42.0% 40.0% 41.2%
65+ Years 12.3% 13.8% 15.1% 16.2% 12.7% 14.3%


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

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

(-) = None in category.