Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Time Waiting 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
0-<6 Mos 7,034 7,528 8,114 8,183 8,806 8,641 9,019 9,301 9,301 9,505
6-<12 Mos 5,773 6,072 6,317 6,720 7,258 7,511 7,784 7,978 8,075 8,557
1-<2 Years 7,516 8,043 8,581 9,215 9,793 10,598 10,823 11,099 11,001 11,732
2-<3 Years 3,909 4,695 5,180 5,546 6,084 6,513 7,050 6,991 6,927 6,789
3-<5 Years 3,050 3,585 4,344 5,029 5,461 6,055 6,527 6,859 6,750 6,498
5-<9 Years 1,153 1,374 1,556 1,821 2,070 2,383 2,543 2,739 2,738 2,695
9 Years+ 322 366 412 445 496 534 539 554 548 575
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-<6 Mos 24.5% 23.8% 23.5% 22.1% 22.0% 20.5% 20.4% 20.4% 20.5% 20.5%
6-<12 Mos 20.1% 19.2% 18.3% 18.2% 18.2% 17.8% 17.6% 17.5% 17.8% 18.5%
1-<2 Years 26.1% 25.4% 24.9% 24.9% 24.5% 25.1% 24.4% 24.4% 24.3% 25.3%
2-<3 Years 13.6% 14.8% 15.0% 15.0% 15.2% 15.4% 15.9% 15.4% 15.3% 14.6%
3-<5 Years 10.6% 11.3% 12.6% 13.6% 13.7% 14.3% 14.7% 15.1% 14.9% 14.0%
5-<9 Years 4.0% 4.3% 4.5% 4.9% 5.2% 5.6% 5.7% 6.0% 6.0% 5.8%
9 Years+ 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%


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.