Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Blood Type 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
O 1,695 1,698 1,908 1,885 1,923 1,853 2,087 2,353 2,533 2,739
A 1,669 1,659 1,743 1,810 1,840 1,968 1,949 1,993 2,176 2,308
B 466 519 571 579 610 619 653 729 843 764
AB 190 224 202 224 222 231 280 276 293 309
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 42.2% 41.4% 43.1% 41.9% 41.8% 39.7% 42.0% 44.0% 43.3% 44.8%
A 41.5% 40.5% 39.4% 40.2% 40.0% 42.1% 39.2% 37.2% 37.2% 37.7%
B 11.6% 12.7% 12.9% 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 13.1% 13.6% 14.4% 12.5%
AB 4.7% 5.5% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.6% 5.2% 5.0% 5.0%


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.