Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Current Age Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 2,436 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,421 2,257 2,055 1,809 1,590 1,334
<1 Year 28 23 17 21 12 21 23 10 28 11
1-5 Years 15 7 29 26 33 27 28 24 23 27
6-10 Years 6 16 14 23 8 4 13 18 17 19
11-17 Years 37 39 49 48 42 36 40 50 42 32
18-34 Years 175 172 160 162 151 179 175 176 174 142
35-49 Years 634 627 601 543 543 482 435 391 318 268
50-64 Years 1,377 1,368 1,469 1,429 1,385 1,286 1,152 959 836 698
65+ Years 164 162 186 226 247 222 189 181 152 137
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 1.1% 0.6% 1.8% 0.8%
1-5 Years 0.6% 0.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 2.0%
6-10 Years 0.2% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4%
11-17 Years 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4%
18-34 Years 7.2% 7.1% 6.3% 6.5% 6.2% 7.9% 8.5% 9.7% 10.9% 10.6%
35-49 Years 26.0% 26.0% 23.8% 21.9% 22.4% 21.4% 21.2% 21.6% 20.0% 20.1%
50-64 Years 56.5% 56.7% 58.2% 57.7% 57.2% 57.0% 56.1% 53.0% 52.6% 52.3%
65+ Years 6.7% 6.7% 7.4% 9.1% 10.2% 9.8% 9.2% 10.0% 9.6% 10.3%


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

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.