Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Liver Donors

Donor Blood Type Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 4,463 4,600 4,843 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,320 6,690
O 2,090 2,236 2,339 2,322 2,385 2,410 2,480 2,786 3,069 3,232
A 1,775 1,715 1,822 1,889 1,881 1,954 2,063 2,098 2,320 2,501
B 464 487 543 568 572 589 583 615 748 745
AB 134 162 139 168 159 153 168 183 183 212
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 46.8% 48.6% 48.3% 46.9% 47.7% 47.2% 46.8% 49.0% 48.6% 48.3%
A 39.8% 37.3% 37.6% 38.2% 37.6% 38.3% 39.0% 36.9% 36.7% 37.4%
B 10.4% 10.6% 11.2% 11.5% 11.4% 11.5% 11.0% 10.8% 11.8% 11.1%
AB 3.0% 3.5% 2.9% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 2.9% 3.2%


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.