Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Blood Type Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 5,418 5,479 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593
O 2,544 2,625 2,767 2,712 2,859 2,863 2,916 3,164 3,456 3,659
A 2,131 2,047 2,195 2,227 2,251 2,315 2,373 2,379 2,627 2,816
B 561 604 658 675 673 701 688 697 847 851
AB 182 203 173 210 202 201 213 217 220 267
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 47.0% 47.9% 47.8% 46.6% 47.8% 47.1% 47.1% 49.0% 48.3% 48.2%
A 39.3% 37.4% 37.9% 38.2% 37.6% 38.1% 38.3% 36.8% 36.7% 37.1%
B 10.4% 11.0% 11.4% 11.6% 11.2% 11.5% 11.1% 10.8% 11.8% 11.2%
AB 3.4% 3.7% 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.1% 3.5%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organsare presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.