Table 1.1

U.S. Organ Donors by Organ and Donor Type, 1996 to 2005

  Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
All Organs Total 9,208 9,538 10,361 10,861 11,918 12,687 12,819 13,284 14,153 14,488
Deceased 5,418 5,479 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593
Living 3,790 4,059 4,568 5,037 5,933 6,607 6,629 6,827 7,003 6,895
Kidney Total 8,717 9,017 9,760 10,110 10,982 11,566 11,878 12,226 12,972 13,266
Deceased 5,038 5,084 5,339 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700
Living 3,679 3,933 4,421 4,724 5,493 6,038 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,566
Pancreas Total 1,303 1,328 1,464 1,636 1,707 1,820 1,873 1,773 2,010 2,035
Deceased 1,292 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,700 1,816 1,872 1,770 2,010 2,033
Living 11 6 2 8 7 4 1 3 - 2
Liver Total 4,525 4,686 4,935 5,200 5,397 5,625 5,656 6,003 6,642 7,011
Deceased 4,463 4,600 4,843 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,320 6,690
Living 62 86 92 253 400 519 362 321 322 321
Intestine Total 50 74 80 97 90 115 113 126 172 189
Deceased 48 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166 184
Living 2 2 2 2 3 - 1 4 6 5
Heart Total 2,463 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220
Deceased 2,462 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220
Living 1 - - - - - - - - -
Lung Total 801 874 817 835 861 936 945 990 1,093 1,287
Deceased 756 836 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,065 1,285
Living 45 38 53 58 36 49 25 29 28 2
Donation After Cardiac Death Total 71 78 75 87 118 169 189 269 391 561
Deceased 71 78 75 87 118 169 189 269 391 561


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(-) = None in category

(*) = Not collected

Includes only organs recovered for transplant. See Section 3 of the tables for reasons for non-use of organs.

The number of transplants using living donors may be different from the number of living donors. This is because

there is a small number of multi-organ living donors and multiple donors for one transplant. For example, a living donor might donate a kidney and pancreas segment; or two living donors might each donate a lung lobe for one transplant procedure.

A donor of an organ divided into segments (liver, lung, pancreas, intestine) is counted only once for that organ.

A donor of multiple organs is counted once for each organ recovered.

Donors after cardiac death are included in the deceased donor counts as well and are counted separately on the last line.