Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1995 to 2004

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Blood Type Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 3,880 4,019 4,099 4,424 4,498 4,594 4,670 4,969 5,350 5,845
O 1,639 1,694 1,697 1,908 1,887 1,923 1,852 2,087 2,352 2,533
A 1,564 1,669 1,659 1,743 1,807 1,839 1,968 1,949 1,993 2,175
B 489 466 519 571 580 610 619 653 729 844
AB 188 190 224 202 224 222 231 280 276 293
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 42.2% 42.1% 41.4% 43.1% 42.0% 41.9% 39.7% 42.0% 44.0% 43.3%
A 40.3% 41.5% 40.5% 39.4% 40.2% 40.0% 42.1% 39.2% 37.3% 37.2%
B 12.6% 11.6% 12.7% 12.9% 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 13.1% 13.6% 14.4%
AB 4.8% 4.7% 5.5% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.6% 5.2% 5.0%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one ofthe organs transplanted.