Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 4,230 5,222 6,814 8,427 9,731 10,394 9,158 8,991 9,173 9,222
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 921 1,026 1,244 1,460 1,598 1,631 1,453 1,388 1,340 1,339
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 200 324 431 571 725 745 659 634 568 538
Biliary Atresia 207 206 228 260 270 288 260 216 212 215
Metabolic Diseases 162 169 203 235 251 283 224 175 189 215
Malignant Neoplasms 49 76 106 136 167 184 128 139 146 160
Other 456 504 692 931 1,149 1,348 1,140 1,096 1,067 1,110
Unknown 55 44 39 32 26 24 17 11 10 23
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 67.4% 69.0% 69.8% 69.9% 69.9% 69.8% 70.2% 71.1% 72.2% 71.9%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 14.7% 13.6% 12.7% 12.1% 11.5% 10.9% 11.1% 11.0% 10.5% 10.4%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 3.2% 4.3% 4.4% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 5.1% 5.0% 4.5% 4.2%
Biliary Atresia 3.3% 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
Metabolic Diseases 2.6% 2.2% 2.1% 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7%
Malignant Neoplasms 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Other 7.3% 6.7% 7.1% 7.7% 8.3% 9.0% 8.7% 8.7% 8.4% 8.7%
Unknown 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%


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.