Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Heart Donors

Cause of Death Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 2,462 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220
Anoxia 198 206 228 222 202 215 209 232 236 271
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 692 642 685 637 667 600 575 507 495 474
Head Trauma 1,490 1,491 1,460 1,345 1,346 1,387 1,367 1,319 1,313 1,392
CNS Tumor 24 35 30 36 29 24 29 21 20 29
Other 43 42 29 70 40 50 43 41 31 37
Unknown 15 10 15 6 - - - - 1 17
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 8.0% 8.5% 9.3% 9.6% 8.8% 9.4% 9.4% 10.9% 11.3% 12.2%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 28.1% 26.5% 28.0% 27.5% 29.2% 26.4% 25.9% 23.9% 23.6% 21.4%
Head Trauma 60.5% 61.5% 59.7% 58.1% 58.9% 60.9% 61.5% 62.2% 62.6% 62.7%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3%
Other 1.7% 1.7% 1.2% 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 1.5% 1.7%
Unknown 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% - - - - 0.0% 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.