Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Liver Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 406 427 484 492 460 515 580 707 856 967
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 1,857 1,824 2,039 2,122 2,154 2,211 2,245 2,423 2,744 2,900
Head Trauma 2,070 2,189 2,172 2,142 2,193 2,216 2,309 2,366 2,548 2,608
CNS Tumor 40 56 44 48 59 44 49 42 55 55
Other 65 89 76 133 130 119 111 144 115 117
Unknown 25 15 28 10 1 1 - - 2 43
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 9.1% 9.3% 10.0% 9.9% 9.2% 10.1% 11.0% 12.4% 13.5% 14.5%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 41.6% 39.7% 42.1% 42.9% 43.1% 43.3% 42.4% 42.6% 43.4% 43.3%
Head Trauma 46.4% 47.6% 44.8% 43.3% 43.9% 43.4% 43.6% 41.6% 40.3% 39.0%
CNS Tumor 0.9% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8%
Other 1.5% 1.9% 1.6% 2.7% 2.6% 2.3% 2.1% 2.5% 1.8% 1.7%
Unknown 0.6% 0.3% 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.