Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Residency Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 6,280 7,571 9,757 12,052 13,917 14,897 13,039 12,650 12,705 12,822
U.S. Resident 6,169 7,433 9,580 11,851 13,711 14,697 12,907 12,565 12,633 12,741
Nonresident Alien 79 104 150 185 193 189 125 79 67 64
Unknown 32 34 27 16 13 11 7 6 5 17
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
U.S. Resident 98.2% 98.2% 98.2% 98.3% 98.5% 98.7% 99.0% 99.3% 99.4% 99.4%
Nonresident Alien 1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%
Unknown 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 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.