Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 526 562 638 640 619 697 741 855 1,025 1,138
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 2,270 2,236 2,478 2,508 2,612 2,631 2,630 2,761 3,126 3,317
Head Trauma 2,456 2,489 2,497 2,430 2,520 2,545 2,610 2,617 2,793 2,889
CNS Tumor 50 63 57 61 62 52 56 49 60 57
Other 86 109 88 171 171 154 153 175 144 144
Unknown 30 20 35 14 1 1 - - 2 48
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 9.7% 10.3% 11.0% 11.0% 10.3% 11.5% 12.0% 13.2% 14.3% 15.0%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 41.9% 40.8% 42.8% 43.1% 43.6% 43.3% 42.5% 42.8% 43.7% 43.7%
Head Trauma 45.3% 45.4% 43.1% 41.7% 42.1% 41.9% 42.2% 40.5% 39.1% 38.0%
CNS Tumor 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
Other 1.6% 2.0% 1.5% 2.9% 2.9% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7% 2.0% 1.9%
Unknown 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.6%


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.