Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1996 to 2005

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and Race Year of Waiting List Registration
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Number of Registrations 18,330 19,051 20,175 21,002 22,285 22,340 23,495 24,419 27,126 29,135
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111 108
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 295 323 314 337 347 338 353 357 355
Median TT (Days) 1,036 1,051 1,148 1,124 1,198 1,175 1,136 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,000 1,022 1,111 1,092 1,168 1,138 1,110 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,074 1,093 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,209 1,171 + + +
0-9%, White Number of Registrations 7,984 8,230 8,659 8,624 8,799 8,685 8,905 8,912 9,795 10,579
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 75 78 79 85 94 96 88 86 93 87
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 203 202 218 220 242 236 222 231 244 228
Median TT (Days) 686 667 739 705 758 748 753 741 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 643 633 699 673 729 719 733 708 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 720 702 777 740 792 789 787 770 + +
0-9%, African American Number of Registrations 4,052 4,128 4,518 4,540 4,854 5,003 5,166 5,173 5,647 5,883
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 134 166 182 179 193 191 186 189 189 180
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 444 452 555 525 553 576 587 557 609 +
Median TT (Days) 1,382 1,487 1,548 1,600 1,639 1,585 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,302 1,386 1,472 1,511 1,557 1,509 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,467 1,573 1,645 1,696 1,735 1,683 + + + +
0-9%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 1,278 1,604 1,681 1,934 2,121 2,292 2,517 2,886 3,064 3,202
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 115 110 138 139 133 133 140 165 165 153
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 294 326 376 392 393 398 460 510 501 +
Median TT (Days) 988 1,023 1,163 1,138 1,267 1,126 1,430 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 846 892 1,096 1,059 1,167 1,053 1,305 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,134 1,101 1,276 1,263 1,395 1,245 + + + +
0-9%, Asian Number of Registrations 628 733 733 794 923 995 1,059 1,099 1,447 1,418
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 116 180 137 185 172 179 184 186 205 197
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 367 428 413 498 525 620 591 563 596 +
Median TT (Days) 1,090 1,209 1,252 1,451 1,584 1,485 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,001 1,061 1,108 1,280 1,486 1,368 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,217 1,388 1,434 1,668 1,809 1,589 + + + +
0-9%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 170 164 157 168 188 212 251 234 309 320
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 141 207 178 127 252 141 148 131 168 155
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 521 458 447 590 602 423 476 409 447 394
Median TT (Days) 1,373 1,549 1,410 1,759 1,524 1,484 1,269 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,159 1,104 934 1,320 1,241 1,282 1,040 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,828 2,302 1,932 + + + + + + +
0-9%, Unknown Number of Registrations 2 5 5 13 13 26 34 94 196 75
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 504 7 174 104 436 240 177 105 37 35
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 504 86 562 177 514 399 532 171 85 62
Median TT (Days) 504 202 1,163 252 785 788 694 286 148 119
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 504 86 562 177 514 481 603 257 132 88
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + 721 1,335 1,011 855 342 168 144
10-79%, White Number of Registrations 1,181 1,095 1,117 1,255 1,201 1,177 1,264 1,362 1,562 1,781
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 95 116 124 112 121 137 118 98 124 106
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 314 312 374 340 341 377 358 348 332 297
Median TT (Days) 1,042 1,152 1,361 1,207 1,200 1,127 1,115 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 929 1,007 1,142 1,087 1,049 1,010 970 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,209 1,372 1,583 1,333 1,366 1,384 1,292 + + +
10-79%, African American Number of Registrations 710 724 732 811 845 916 944 1,088 1,135 1,246
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 317 277 321 284 226 320 296 282 287 241
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 947 925 868 915 725 947 782 749 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 271 235 251 303 340 338 413 437 573 551
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 140 104 210 182 203 308 196 229 195 221
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 503 529 687 568 672 756 603 685 618 +
Median TT (Days) 1,527 1,690 2,196 2,309 2,200 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,286 1,462 1,685 1,670 1,582 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,972 2,396 + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Asian Number of Registrations 98 104 89 100 104 116 149 144 192 196
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 265 277 132 231 341 281 281 348 225 255
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 737 945 569 774 787 1,195 785 645 599 +
Median TT (Days) 1,733 2,761 2,031 2,483 1,952 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,344 1,907 1,588 1,661 1,582 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,613 + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 24 14 29 25 30 27 32 24 59 46
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 205 793 307 101 103 126 232 176 149 303
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 371 2,066 519 283 502 683 645 523 643 +
Median TT (Days) + + 1,687 1,617 + + + 1,019 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 769 809 + + + 749 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 2 0 1 0 5 5 15 26 10
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + 241 + 170 + 706 14 173 16 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + 241 + 170 + 785 222 237 31 57
Median TT (Days) + 241 + 170 + 935 423 385 87 134
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + 241 + + + 785 222 240 43 57
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + 689 176 293
80%+, White Number of Registrations 347 312 374 427 466 432 511 552 590 794
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 183 187 128 134 143 205 122 116 110 150
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 514 554 439 420 590 560 365 406 464 +
Median TT (Days) 2,250 2,471 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,485 1,642 + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, African American Number of Registrations 237 214 224 291 303 306 379 454 519 575
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 458 350 335 404 507 254 479 383 390 380
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,748 1,013 1,346 1,389 1,801 1,500 + + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 72 62 94 100 123 112 123 160 174 219
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 461 389 218 429 204 374 119 356 164 243
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 866 801 809 1,004 957 1,083 517 950 + +
Median TT (Days) 2,945 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,578 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Asian Number of Registrations 20 23 38 22 45 38 63 54 65 68
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 349 469 456 717 427 806 439 661 423 157
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 592 1,235 1,415 1,416 + 1,630 1,059 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 8 3 7 9 12 9 10 19 25 18
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 344 + 287 369 423 425 64 91 358 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 600 + 564 1,268 532 + 124 462 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Unknown Number of Registrations 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 4
10th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 615 + + + 116 336 131 129
25th Percentile of TT (Days) + + 615 + + + 116 336 131 129
Median TT (Days) + + 615 + + + 116 558 131 133
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + 116 336 + 129
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, White Number of Registrations 636 652 763 814 1,017 884 899 853 798 963
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 2 12 52 24 14 8 7 12 9 9
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 85 126 190 121 86 86 69 74 65 70
Median TT (Days) 827 970 1,009 482 474 391 309 336 316 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 590 696 770 415 380 340 273 274 249 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,216 1,190 1,407 621 594 465 380 400 468 +
Unknown, African American Number of Registrations 240 254 232 276 322 263 257 296 318 450
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 49 52 44 50 33 57 13 17 28 41
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 399 513 198 255 161 329 144 120 206 310
Median TT (Days) 2,328 2,544 + 2,061 1,505 + 1,071 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,499 1,467 + 1,319 1,146 + 576 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 201 295 239 269 327 297 303 365 393 462
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 76 54 56 52 57 36 36 32 42
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 479 337 241 308 214 252 190 174 125 239
Median TT (Days) 1,985 1,241 1,204 2,032 1,340 1,184 642 1,011 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,348 1,019 909 1,351 799 864 561 675 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 2,172 1,859 + 1,807 1,626 1,175 + + +
Unknown, Asian Number of Registrations 150 171 191 197 233 176 177 158 168 244
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 98 139 104 157 146 79 122 75 44 77
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 338 549 422 379 454 270 310 221 228 +
Median TT (Days) 1,313 1,573 1,522 1,302 1,498 1,034 868 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 918 1,090 1,076 921 1,168 756 582 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,882 2,400 1,953 2,039 2,026 1,229 + + + +
Unknown, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 9 9 19 19 15 20 17 18 53 24
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 19 239 38 14 32 47 25 15 90
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 118 521 410 338 1,053 181 245 83 66 207
Median TT (Days) 507 1,696 + + + 1,174 + 251 746 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 118 521 + + + 942 + 84 206 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Unknown Number of Registrations 12 18 22 10 4 11 15 19 17 7
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 104 105 111 34 146 35 122 51 1 1
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 119 182 170 176 146 96 193 101 22 15
Median TT (Days) 210 352 268 228 233 402 262 177 53 30
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 135 207 190 176 146 183 206 120 22 15
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 584 728 359 493 + 1,288 670 281 161 +


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

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after wait listing, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.