Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Current Age Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 28,757 31,663 34,504 36,959 39,968 42,235 44,285 45,521 45,340 46,351
<1 Year 1 2 2 1 1 - - 3 3 2
1-5 Years 59 65 61 48 65 68 64 59 77 72
6-10 Years 95 105 91 92 105 114 114 86 95 69
11-17 Years 361 352 390 363 391 429 467 412 444 355
18-34 Years 5,705 5,977 6,080 6,200 6,162 6,212 6,307 6,346 6,114 5,900
35-49 Years 11,207 12,052 12,605 12,987 13,576 13,828 14,171 14,352 13,855 14,117
50-64 Years 9,304 10,627 12,287 13,716 15,413 16,642 17,761 18,407 18,547 19,170
65+ Years 2,025 2,483 2,988 3,552 4,255 4,942 5,401 5,856 6,205 6,666
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1-5 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
11-17 Years 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8%
18-34 Years 19.8% 18.9% 17.6% 16.8% 15.4% 14.7% 14.2% 13.9% 13.5% 12.7%
35-49 Years 39.0% 38.1% 36.5% 35.1% 34.0% 32.7% 32.0% 31.5% 30.6% 30.5%
50-64 Years 32.4% 33.6% 35.6% 37.1% 38.6% 39.4% 40.1% 40.4% 40.9% 41.4%
65+ Years 7.0% 7.8% 8.7% 9.6% 10.6% 11.7% 12.2% 12.9% 13.7% 14.4%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.