Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 1,973 1,950 2,014 1,964 1,921 1,781 1,577 1,355 1,165 967
African American 311 322 344 332 330 301 302 271 257 241
Hispanic/Latino 114 119 131 150 139 129 131 140 128 98
Asian 21 17 23 21 24 39 34 33 27 21
Other/Multi-race 17 6 13 11 7 7 11 10 13 7
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 81.0% 80.8% 79.8% 79.3% 79.3% 78.9% 76.7% 74.9% 73.3% 72.5%
African American 12.8% 13.3% 13.6% 13.4% 13.6% 13.3% 14.7% 15.0% 16.2% 18.1%
Hispanic/Latino 4.7% 4.9% 5.2% 6.1% 5.7% 5.7% 6.4% 7.7% 8.1% 7.3%
Asian 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6%
Other/Multi-race 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5%


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.