Table 9.16

Prevalence of People Living with a Functioning Transplant at End of Year

Liver Recipients, 1996 to 2004

Recipient Ethnicity/Race Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 16,618 18,715 21,041 23,393 25,747 28,014 30,235 32,592 33,629
White 13,203 14,843 16,562 18,353 20,100 21,738 23,249 24,877 25,475
African American 1,290 1,459 1,670 1,852 2,025 2,203 2,432 2,668 2,794
Hispanic/Latino 1,557 1,762 2,041 2,305 2,630 2,956 3,290 3,624 3,785
Asian 421 498 604 701 790 908 1,045 1,167 1,284
Other/Multi-race 113 121 135 152 173 180 192 232 240
Unknown 34 32 29 30 29 29 27 24 51
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 79.4% 79.3% 78.7% 78.5% 78.1% 77.6% 76.9% 76.3% 75.8%
African American 7.8% 7.8% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 8.0% 8.2% 8.3%
Hispanic/Latino 9.4% 9.4% 9.7% 9.9% 10.2% 10.6% 10.9% 11.1% 11.3%
Asian 2.5% 2.7% 2.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.8%
Other/Multi-race 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
Unknown 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%


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

(-) = None in category.