Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 13,097 14,036 15,100 15,772 16,636 17,104 17,508 17,651 17,415 17,741
African American 10,353 11,339 12,493 13,489 14,562 15,334 15,962 16,300 15,865 15,975
Hispanic/Latino 3,270 3,906 4,314 4,866 5,592 6,273 6,835 7,348 7,694 8,084
Asian 1,649 1,950 2,152 2,384 2,676 2,963 3,317 3,462 3,605 3,830
Other/Multi-race 371 409 415 424 476 511 585 598 670 694
Unknown 17 23 30 24 26 50 78 162 91 27
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 45.5% 44.3% 43.8% 42.7% 41.6% 40.5% 39.5% 38.8% 38.4% 38.3%
African American 36.0% 35.8% 36.2% 36.5% 36.4% 36.3% 36.0% 35.8% 35.0% 34.5%
Hispanic/Latino 11.4% 12.3% 12.5% 13.2% 14.0% 14.9% 15.4% 16.1% 17.0% 17.4%
Asian 5.7% 6.2% 6.2% 6.5% 6.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.6% 8.0% 8.3%
Other/Multi-race 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5%
Unknown 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%


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.