Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Lung Donors

Donor Age Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 756 836 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,065 1,285
<1 Year 7 7 11 8 5 3 6 2 3 5
1-5 Years 15 20 18 13 10 10 7 10 10 10
6-10 Years 27 18 19 20 22 22 15 25 17 12
11-17 Years 135 145 138 113 141 134 121 140 168 174
18-34 Years 296 362 322 291 322 351 409 408 441 544
35-49 Years 200 200 197 238 233 235 249 240 284 319
50-64 Years 69 84 56 89 89 127 111 128 134 205
65+ Years 7 - 3 5 3 5 2 8 8 16
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.9% 0.8% 1.4% 1.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
1-5 Years 2.0% 2.4% 2.4% 1.7% 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8%
6-10 Years 3.6% 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1.6% 2.6% 1.6% 0.9%
11-17 Years 17.9% 17.3% 18.1% 14.5% 17.1% 15.1% 13.2% 14.6% 15.8% 13.5%
18-34 Years 39.2% 43.3% 42.1% 37.5% 39.0% 39.6% 44.5% 42.5% 41.4% 42.3%
35-49 Years 26.5% 23.9% 25.8% 30.6% 28.2% 26.5% 27.1% 25.0% 26.7% 24.8%
50-64 Years 9.1% 10.0% 7.3% 11.5% 10.8% 14.3% 12.1% 13.3% 12.6% 16.0%
65+ Years 0.9% - 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%


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.