Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 13,730 14,043 14,660 14,957 15,668 16,084 16,343 16,392 17,011 17,717
African American 3,412 3,507 3,713 3,853 4,014 4,340 4,456 4,693 4,921 5,265
Hispanic/Latino 1,784 1,877 2,168 2,181 2,485 2,665 2,871 3,018 3,257 3,363
Asian 642 727 799 792 878 937 988 1,053 1,190 1,254
Other/Multi-race 168 131 154 203 184 175 216 267 312 311
Unknown 11 18 24 29 18 17 32 45 343 195
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 69.5% 69.2% 68.1% 67.9% 67.4% 66.4% 65.6% 64.4% 62.9% 63.0%
African American 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.5% 17.3% 17.9% 17.9% 18.4% 18.2% 18.7%
Hispanic/Latino 9.0% 9.2% 10.1% 9.9% 10.7% 11.0% 11.5% 11.9% 12.0% 12.0%
Asian 3.3% 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4% 4.5%
Other/Multi-race 0.9% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 1.3% 0.7%


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.