Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 4,832 5,777 7,400 9,068 10,391 10,897 9,519 9,130 9,160 9,207
African American 452 566 702 856 1,032 1,149 907 894 887 876
Hispanic/Latino 696 879 1,183 1,524 1,794 2,096 1,932 1,922 1,985 2,050
Asian 259 305 407 536 625 672 583 609 577 599
Other/Multi-race 38 43 64 67 73 75 88 78 85 84
Unknown 3 1 1 1 2 8 10 17 11 6
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 76.9% 76.3% 75.8% 75.2% 74.7% 73.1% 73.0% 72.2% 72.1% 71.8%
African American 7.2% 7.5% 7.2% 7.1% 7.4% 7.7% 7.0% 7.1% 7.0% 6.8%
Hispanic/Latino 11.1% 11.6% 12.1% 12.6% 12.9% 14.1% 14.8% 15.2% 15.6% 16.0%
Asian 4.1% 4.0% 4.2% 4.4% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.8% 4.5% 4.7%
Other/Multi-race 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%


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.