Table 11.16

Prevalence of People Living with a Functioning Transplant at End of Year

Heart Recipients, 1996 to 2004

Recipient Ethnicity/Race Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 12,827 13,800 14,738 15,471 16,255 16,883 17,440 17,784 17,329
White 10,772 11,577 12,301 12,849 13,418 13,839 14,200 14,348 13,863
African American 1,252 1,335 1,473 1,618 1,732 1,834 1,930 2,036 2,048
Hispanic/Latino 571 641 696 724 797 888 962 1,036 1,047
Asian 163 177 194 203 225 242 262 272 279
Other/Multi-race 54 54 58 64 71 69 78 85 88
Unknown 15 16 16 13 12 11 8 7 4
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 84.0% 83.9% 83.5% 83.1% 82.5% 82.0% 81.4% 80.7% 80.0%
African American 9.8% 9.7% 10.0% 10.5% 10.7% 10.9% 11.1% 11.4% 11.8%
Hispanic/Latino 4.5% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.9% 5.3% 5.5% 5.8% 6.0%
Asian 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6%
Other/Multi-race 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


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

(-) = None in category.