Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Residency 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
U.S. Resident 28,275 31,137 33,976 36,462 39,431 41,715 43,842 45,044 44,884 45,735
Nonresident Alien 239 278 329 361 432 445 394 439 431 459
Unknown 243 248 199 136 105 75 49 38 25 157
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
U.S. Resident 98.3% 98.3% 98.5% 98.7% 98.7% 98.8% 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 98.7%
Nonresident Alien 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Unknown 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%


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.