Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Blood Type Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 19,747 20,303 21,518 22,015 23,247 24,218 24,906 25,468 27,034 28,105
O 8,544 8,741 9,384 9,437 10,130 10,423 10,870 11,478 12,102 12,498
A 8,002 8,111 8,470 8,685 9,148 9,627 9,769 9,607 10,129 10,727
B 2,266 2,481 2,694 2,789 2,908 3,028 3,093 3,241 3,578 3,551
AB 935 970 965 1,102 1,061 1,140 1,174 1,142 1,225 1,329
Unknown - - 5 2 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 43.3% 43.1% 43.6% 42.9% 43.6% 43.0% 43.6% 45.1% 44.8% 44.5%
A 40.5% 39.9% 39.4% 39.5% 39.4% 39.8% 39.2% 37.7% 37.5% 38.2%
B 11.5% 12.2% 12.5% 12.7% 12.5% 12.5% 12.4% 12.7% 13.2% 12.6%
AB 4.7% 4.8% 4.5% 5.0% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Unknown - - 0.0% 0.0% - - - - - -


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

These data include recipients of multi-organ transplants.

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

(-) = None in category.