Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Primary Diagnosis Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 4,689 6,285 7,579 9,765 12,058 13,927 14,915 13,052 12,666 12,744
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 3,025 4,238 5,227 6,820 8,428 9,734 10,402 9,163 9,001 9,199
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 720 923 1,026 1,246 1,461 1,599 1,632 1,454 1,389 1,343
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 174 197 324 431 572 725 747 662 637 570
Biliary Atresia 185 210 210 231 264 275 291 262 218 214
Metabolic Diseases 133 162 169 203 236 253 283 225 174 189
Malignant Neoplasms 36 49 76 103 135 165 181 125 134 141
Other 301 452 503 692 930 1,150 1,355 1,144 1,102 1,077
Unknown 115 54 44 39 32 26 24 17 11 11
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 64.5% 67.4% 69.0% 69.8% 69.9% 69.9% 69.7% 70.2% 71.1% 72.2%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 15.4% 14.7% 13.5% 12.8% 12.1% 11.5% 10.9% 11.1% 11.0% 10.5%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 3.7% 3.1% 4.3% 4.4% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 5.1% 5.0% 4.5%
Biliary Atresia 3.9% 3.3% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7%
Metabolic Diseases 2.8% 2.6% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5%
Malignant Neoplasms 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1%
Other 6.4% 7.2% 6.6% 7.1% 7.7% 8.3% 9.1% 8.8% 8.7% 8.5%
Unknown 2.5% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 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.