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Table 1.1

U.S. Organ Donors by Organ and Donor Type, 1999 to 2008

  Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
All Organs Total 10,862 11,926 12,695 12,820 13,285 14,154 14,495 14,751 14,402 14,203
Deceased 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593 8,019 8,086 7,984
Living 5,038 5,941 6,615 6,630 6,828 7,004 6,902 6,732 6,316 6,219
Kidney Total 10,111 10,988 11,569 11,878 12,226 12,972 13,271 13,613 13,285 13,153
Deceased 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700 7,178 7,241 7,185
Living 4,725 5,499 6,041 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,571 6,435 6,044 5,968
Pancreas Total 1,635 1,705 1,821 1,874 1,774 2,019 2,045 2,032 1,932 1,831
Deceased 1,628 1,698 1,817 1,873 1,771 2,019 2,043 2,031 1,932 1,830
Living 7 7 4 1 3 - 2 1 - 1
Liver Total 5,200 5,399 5,630 5,657 6,004 6,642 7,016 7,305 7,204 6,995
Deceased 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,319 6,693 7,017 6,938 6,745
Living 253 402 524 363 322 323 323 288 266 250
Intestine Total 97 90 116 113 127 172 191 189 206 197
Deceased 95 87 116 112 123 166 184 185 205 197
Living 2 3 - 1 4 6 7 4 1 -
Heart Total 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,277 2,287 2,226
Deceased 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,276 2,287 2,226
Living - - - - - - - 1 - -
Lung Total 835 861 936 945 990 1,092 1,287 1,330 1,388 1,388
Deceased 777 825 887 920 961 1,064 1,285 1,325 1,382 1,388
Living 58 36 49 25 29 28 2 5 6 -
Donation After Cardiac Death Total 87 117 168 189 268 391 564 642 791 848
Deceased 87 117 168 189 268 391 564 642 791 848


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(-) = None in category

(*) = Not collected

Includes only organs recovered for transplant. See Section 3 of the tables for reasons for non-use of organs.

The number of transplants using living donors may be different from the number of living donors. This is because

there is a small number of multi-organ living donors and multiple donors for one transplant. For example, a living donor might donate a kidney and pancreas segment; or two living donors might each donate a lung lobe for one transplant procedure.

A donor of an organ divided into segments (liver, lung, pancreas, intestine) is counted only once for that organ.

A donor of multiple organs is counted once for each organ recovered.

Donors after cardiac death are included in the deceased donor counts as well and are counted separately on the last line.



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