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Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1999 to 2008

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	65,204	71,554	76,787	78,344	81,708	85,170	88,625	92,686	96,874	100,597
A	19,938	21,940	23,394	23,638	24,724	25,944	26,859	28,160	29,512	30,480
AB	1,706	1,919	2,101	2,113	2,224	2,275	2,450	2,605	2,664	2,760
B	9,623	10,552	11,352	11,689	12,267	12,701	13,242	13,802	14,595	15,136
O	33,937	37,143	39,940	40,904	42,493	44,250	46,074	48,119	50,103	52,221
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	30.6%	30.7%	30.5%	30.2%	30.3%	30.5%	30.3%	30.4%	30.5%	30.3%
AB	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.8%	2.8%	2.7%	2.7%
B	14.8%	14.7%	14.8%	14.9%	15.0%	14.9%	14.9%	14.9%	15.1%	15.0%
O	52.0%	51.9%	52.0%	52.2%	52.0%	52.0%	52.0%	51.9%	51.7%	51.9%

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

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

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