Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 3,585 4,836 5,782 7,404 9,073 10,400 10,917 9,534 9,148 9,190
African American 363 452 567 703 857 1,035 1,151 909 895 889
Hispanic/Latino 530 698 880 1,185 1,524 1,794 2,097 1,936 1,927 1,998
Asian 169 257 305 407 535 623 670 581 608 578
Other/Multi-race 33 38 43 64 67 72 74 87 77 84
Unknown 9 4 2 2 2 3 6 5 11 5
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 76.5% 76.9% 76.3% 75.8% 75.2% 74.7% 73.2% 73.0% 72.2% 72.1%
African American 7.7% 7.2% 7.5% 7.2% 7.1% 7.4% 7.7% 7.0% 7.1% 7.0%
Hispanic/Latino 11.3% 11.1% 11.6% 12.1% 12.6% 12.9% 14.1% 14.8% 15.2% 15.7%
Asian 3.6% 4.1% 4.0% 4.2% 4.4% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.8% 4.5%
Other/Multi-race 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7%
Unknown 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%


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.