Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Pancreas Donors

Cause of Death Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 1,292 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,700 1,816 1,872 1,770 2,010 2,033
Anoxia 89 106 103 135 124 158 147 144 214 232
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 355 346 401 441 492 494 478 424 512 457
Head Trauma 812 835 904 990 1,029 1,116 1,193 1,151 1,233 1,282
CNS Tumor 12 12 17 19 17 15 15 12 16 10
Other 15 19 26 39 38 33 39 39 35 35
Unknown 9 4 11 4 - - - - - 17
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 6.9% 8.0% 7.0% 8.3% 7.3% 8.7% 7.9% 8.1% 10.6% 11.4%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 27.5% 26.2% 27.4% 27.1% 28.9% 27.2% 25.5% 24.0% 25.5% 22.5%
Head Trauma 62.8% 63.2% 61.8% 60.8% 60.5% 61.5% 63.7% 65.0% 61.3% 63.1%
CNS Tumor 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5%
Other 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% 2.4% 2.2% 1.8% 2.1% 2.2% 1.7% 1.7%
Unknown 0.7% 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% - - - - - 0.8%


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.