Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Lung Donors

Donation After Cardiac Death	Year
Donation After Cardiac Death	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	756	836	764	777	825	887	920	961	1,065	1,285
Yes	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	3	5	7
No	744	827	759	773	824	886	919	957	1,060	1,268
Unknown	12	8	5	4	1	-	-	1	-	10
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Yes	-	0.1%	-	-	-	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
No	98.4%	98.9%	99.3%	99.5%	99.9%	99.9%	99.9%	99.6%	99.5%	98.7%
Unknown	1.6%	1.0%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	-	-	0.1%	-	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.