Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Previous Tx Any Organ 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
No 22,370 25,034 27,485 29,518 32,282 34,154 35,656 36,884 36,882 37,871
Yes 6,387 6,629 7,019 7,441 7,686 8,081 8,629 8,637 8,458 8,480
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 77.8% 79.1% 79.7% 79.9% 80.8% 80.9% 80.5% 81.0% 81.3% 81.7%
Yes 22.2% 20.9% 20.3% 20.1% 19.2% 19.1% 19.5% 19.0% 18.7% 18.3%


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.