Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Current Age Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 1,719 1,912 2,277 2,429 2,484 2,417 2,281 2,315 2,164 1,053
<1 Year 3 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 -
1-5 Years 6 11 4 7 4 5 7 2 15 11
6-10 Years 17 17 25 25 33 26 22 20 25 26
11-17 Years 74 77 109 97 93 107 95 89 90 40
18-34 Years 365 397 415 403 409 416 360 362 319 152
35-49 Years 516 560 649 674 730 675 610 596 508 242
50-64 Years 693 809 1,029 1,166 1,170 1,134 1,119 1,158 1,111 529
65+ Years 45 36 44 55 43 53 66 85 95 53
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% -
1-5 Years 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.7% 1.0%
6-10 Years 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 2.5%
11-17 Years 4.3% 4.0% 4.8% 4.0% 3.7% 4.4% 4.2% 3.8% 4.2% 3.8%
18-34 Years 21.2% 20.8% 18.2% 16.6% 16.5% 17.2% 15.8% 15.6% 14.7% 14.4%
35-49 Years 30.0% 29.3% 28.5% 27.7% 29.4% 27.9% 26.7% 25.7% 23.5% 23.0%
50-64 Years 40.3% 42.3% 45.2% 48.0% 47.1% 46.9% 49.1% 50.0% 51.3% 50.2%
65+ Years 2.6% 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2% 2.9% 3.7% 4.4% 5.0%


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.