Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Heart Donors

Circumstance 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
MVA 818 822 824 746 751 762 757 731 714 717
Suicide 316 296 301 254 259 248 249 256 243 248
Homicide 228 214 195 185 187 207 207 190 205 253
Child Abuse 26 35 27 29 32 41 36 49 36 48
Non-MVA 212 210 228 227 212 233 200 180 226 250
Other 847 839 858 869 843 785 774 714 671 687
Unknown 15 10 14 6 - - - - 1 17
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA 33.2% 33.9% 33.7% 32.2% 32.9% 33.5% 34.1% 34.5% 34.1% 32.3%
Suicide 12.8% 12.2% 12.3% 11.0% 11.3% 10.9% 11.2% 12.1% 11.6% 11.2%
Homicide 9.3% 8.8% 8.0% 8.0% 8.2% 9.1% 9.3% 9.0% 9.8% 11.4%
Child Abuse 1.1% 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% 1.6% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2%
Non-MVA 8.6% 8.7% 9.3% 9.8% 9.3% 10.2% 9.0% 8.5% 10.8% 11.3%
Other 34.4% 34.6% 35.1% 37.5% 36.9% 34.5% 34.8% 33.7% 32.0% 30.9%
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.