Table 9.16

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

Liver Recipients, 1996 to 2004

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 9,299 10,579 12,076 13,585 15,057 16,430 17,725 18,930 19,537
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 3,156 3,464 3,723 3,969 4,200 4,413 4,590 4,794 4,728
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 1,040 1,211 1,425 1,644 1,891 2,083 2,241 2,397 2,489
Biliary Atresia 1,355 1,462 1,571 1,672 1,762 1,854 1,929 2,029 1,951
Metabolic Diseases 873 975 1,053 1,131 1,225 1,309 1,379 1,448 1,424
Malignant Neoplasms 326 355 394 451 491 577 805 1,019 1,273
Other 568 668 798 940 1,120 1,347 1,565 1,974 2,226
Unknown 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 56.0% 56.5% 57.4% 58.1% 58.5% 58.6% 58.6% 58.1% 58.1%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 19.0% 18.5% 17.7% 17.0% 16.3% 15.8% 15.2% 14.7% 14.1%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 6.3% 6.5% 6.8% 7.0% 7.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4%
Biliary Atresia 8.2% 7.8% 7.5% 7.1% 6.8% 6.6% 6.4% 6.2% 5.8%
Metabolic Diseases 5.3% 5.2% 5.0% 4.8% 4.8% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4% 4.2%
Malignant Neoplasms 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 2.1% 2.7% 3.1% 3.8%
Other 3.4% 3.6% 3.8% 4.0% 4.4% 4.8% 5.2% 6.1% 6.6%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


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

(-) = None in category.