Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Circumstance 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
MVA 1,349 1,385 1,400 1,345 1,449 1,377 1,464 1,425 1,521 1,507
Suicide 492 463 483 449 461 453 449 484 540 550
Homicide 379 344 317 319 326 363 363 368 401 458
Child Abuse 46 57 49 47 57 74 56 81 62 68
Non-MVA 484 535 570 553 458 527 507 473 605 653
Other 2,638 2,675 2,941 3,097 3,233 3,285 3,351 3,626 4,019 4,309
Unknown 30 20 33 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%
MVA 24.9% 25.3% 24.2% 23.1% 24.2% 22.6% 23.7% 22.1% 21.3% 19.8%
Suicide 9.1% 8.5% 8.3% 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 7.3% 7.5% 7.6% 7.2%
Homicide 7.0% 6.3% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.7% 5.6% 6.0%
Child Abuse 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 1.3% 0.9% 0.9%
Non-MVA 8.9% 9.8% 9.8% 9.5% 7.7% 8.7% 8.2% 7.3% 8.5% 8.6%
Other 48.7% 48.8% 50.8% 53.2% 54.0% 54.0% 54.1% 56.2% 56.2% 56.7%
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.