Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 4,020 4,100 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,845 6,120
<1 Year 120 123 143 136 119 126 123 126 141 143
1-5 Years 174 179 160 132 161 167 178 169 182 185
6-10 Years 67 68 96 70 82 55 52 67 75 76
11-17 Years 111 118 124 106 107 141 129 116 131 105
18-34 Years 280 340 300 286 265 298 278 317 334 359
35-49 Years 1,507 1,536 1,590 1,673 1,616 1,444 1,565 1,508 1,504 1,440
50-64 Years 1,485 1,473 1,691 1,785 1,907 2,129 2,297 2,600 2,939 3,208
65+ Years 276 263 320 310 338 311 347 448 539 604
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
1-5 Years 4.3% 4.4% 3.6% 2.9% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0%
6-10 Years 1.7% 1.7% 2.2% 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
11-17 Years 2.8% 2.9% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3% 3.0% 2.6% 2.2% 2.2% 1.7%
18-34 Years 7.0% 8.3% 6.8% 6.4% 5.8% 6.4% 5.6% 5.9% 5.7% 5.9%
35-49 Years 37.5% 37.5% 35.9% 37.2% 35.2% 30.9% 31.5% 28.2% 25.7% 23.5%
50-64 Years 36.9% 35.9% 38.2% 39.7% 41.5% 45.6% 46.2% 48.6% 50.3% 52.4%
65+ Years 6.9% 6.4% 7.2% 6.9% 7.4% 6.7% 7.0% 8.4% 9.2% 9.9%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of the organs transplanted.