Table 5.16

Prevalence of People Living with a Functioning Transplant at End of Year

Kidney Recipients, 1996 to 2004

Recipient Blood Type Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 55,832 60,404 64,681 69,129 74,150 79,376 84,754 89,543 91,441
O 25,391 27,260 29,167 30,976 33,259 35,551 37,978 40,246 41,110
A 21,693 23,584 25,185 26,897 28,839 30,781 32,746 34,427 35,019
B 6,325 6,919 7,510 8,157 8,736 9,462 10,178 10,827 11,190
AB 2,417 2,637 2,811 3,090 3,308 3,574 3,844 4,035 4,117
Unknown 6 4 8 9 8 8 8 8 5
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 45.5% 45.1% 45.1% 44.8% 44.9% 44.8% 44.8% 44.9% 45.0%
A 38.9% 39.0% 38.9% 38.9% 38.9% 38.8% 38.6% 38.4% 38.3%
B 11.3% 11.5% 11.6% 11.8% 11.8% 11.9% 12.0% 12.1% 12.2%
AB 4.3% 4.4% 4.3% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


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

(-) = None in category.