Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Lung Donors

Mechanism 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
Drowning 1 - 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 3
Seizure 8 6 10 5 8 8 4 11 7 13
Drug Intoxication 5 7 7 9 8 7 14 17 27 23
Asphyxiation 15 8 11 16 9 14 10 8 16 21
Cardiovascular 12 9 15 21 20 32 23 41 53 72
Gunshot/Stab 169 197 160 151 152 169 174 183 209 260
Blunt Injury 252 286 259 241 289 280 318 324 349 403
SIDS 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 268 292 270 298 307 349 350 340 364 436
Natural Causes - - - 1 3 6 7 13 9 13
Other 20 27 23 33 27 19 18 23 27 30
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%
Drowning 0.1% - 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2%
Seizure 1.1% 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0%
Drug Intoxication 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 2.5% 1.8%
Asphyxiation 2.0% 1.0% 1.4% 2.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 1.6%
Cardiovascular 1.6% 1.1% 2.0% 2.7% 2.4% 3.6% 2.5% 4.3% 5.0% 5.6%
Gunshot/Stab 22.4% 23.6% 20.9% 19.4% 18.4% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 19.6% 20.2%
Blunt Injury 33.3% 34.2% 33.9% 31.0% 35.0% 31.6% 34.6% 33.7% 32.8% 31.4%
SIDS 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - - 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 35.4% 34.9% 35.3% 38.4% 37.2% 39.3% 38.0% 35.4% 34.2% 33.9%
Natural Causes - - - 0.1% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8% 1.0%
Other 2.6% 3.2% 3.0% 4.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% 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.