Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Time Waiting 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
0-30 Days 497 558 591 680 684 605 633 532 644 642
31-60 Days 444 459 487 579 621 659 632 486 473 519
61 Days-< 3 Mos 372 426 486 537 556 627 575 478 483 486
3-<6 Mos 874 1,138 1,291 1,372 1,596 1,758 1,617 1,095 1,238 1,168
6-<12 Mos 1,086 1,526 1,760 2,140 2,535 2,604 2,583 1,873 1,800 1,770
1-<2 Years 828 1,346 1,821 2,368 2,832 3,305 3,462 3,094 2,411 2,452
2 Years+ 565 832 1,127 2,064 3,210 4,326 5,413 5,493 5,601 5,674
Unknown 23 - 16 25 24 43 - 1 16 33
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 10.6% 8.9% 7.8% 7.0% 5.7% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 5.1% 5.0%
31-60 Days 9.5% 7.3% 6.4% 5.9% 5.2% 4.7% 4.2% 3.7% 3.7% 4.1%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 7.9% 6.8% 6.4% 5.5% 4.6% 4.5% 3.9% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8%
3-<6 Mos 18.6% 18.1% 17.0% 14.1% 13.2% 12.6% 10.8% 8.4% 9.8% 9.2%
6-<12 Mos 23.2% 24.3% 23.2% 21.9% 21.0% 18.7% 17.3% 14.4% 14.2% 13.9%
1-<2 Years 17.7% 21.4% 24.0% 24.2% 23.5% 23.7% 23.2% 23.7% 19.0% 19.2%
2 Years+ 12.0% 13.2% 14.9% 21.1% 26.6% 31.1% 36.3% 42.1% 44.2% 44.5%
Unknown 0.5% - 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% - 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%


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.