Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Lung Donors

Cause of Death Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 756 836 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,065 1,285
Anoxia 36 41 54 45 51 58 46 73 87 108
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 268 259 252 281 280 329 324 331 363 421
Head Trauma 431 509 435 412 461 471 525 529 586 700
CNS Tumor 8 14 10 14 11 10 7 12 8 17
Other 8 9 9 25 22 19 18 16 21 29
Unknown 5 4 4 - - - - - - 10
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 4.8% 4.9% 7.1% 5.8% 6.2% 6.5% 5.0% 7.6% 8.2% 8.4%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 35.4% 31.0% 33.0% 36.2% 33.9% 37.1% 35.2% 34.4% 34.1% 32.8%
Head Trauma 57.0% 60.9% 56.9% 53.0% 55.9% 53.1% 57.1% 55.0% 55.0% 54.5%
CNS Tumor 1.1% 1.7% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 1.3%
Other 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 2.0% 2.3%
Unknown 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% - - - - - - 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.