Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 791 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,407
<1 Year 7 6 7 4 3 2 3 4 4 3
1-5 Years 3 7 10 3 3 3 5 3 1 8
6-10 Years 6 12 7 8 9 5 7 6 9 7
11-17 Years 27 28 24 19 28 18 24 29 37 35
18-34 Years 114 138 122 113 121 123 138 132 167 157
35-49 Years 205 245 209 198 236 235 232 213 210 257
50-64 Years 403 432 430 479 511 612 573 604 648 808
65+ Years 26 42 31 40 30 36 47 79 81 132
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2%
1-5 Years 0.4% 0.8% 1.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6%
6-10 Years 0.8% 1.3% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5%
11-17 Years 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.2% 3.0% 1.7% 2.3% 2.7% 3.2% 2.5%
18-34 Years 14.4% 15.2% 14.5% 13.1% 12.9% 11.9% 13.4% 12.3% 14.4% 11.2%
35-49 Years 25.9% 26.9% 24.9% 22.9% 25.1% 22.7% 22.5% 19.9% 18.2% 18.3%
50-64 Years 50.9% 47.5% 51.2% 55.4% 54.3% 59.2% 55.7% 56.4% 56.0% 57.4%
65+ Years 3.3% 4.6% 3.7% 4.6% 3.2% 3.5% 4.6% 7.4% 7.0% 9.4%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.