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Table 12.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401 1,465 1,478
<1 Year 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 3
1-5 Years 3 3 3 5 3 1 8 6 6 3
6-11 Years 9 11 8 10 8 11 7 14 5 6
12-17 Years 18 26 15 21 27 35 35 30 36 33
18-34 Years 113 121 123 138 132 167 157 184 184 167
35-49 Years 198 236 234 232 213 209 256 226 218 212
50-64 Years 479 511 613 573 604 649 807 773 789 781
65+ Years 40 30 36 47 79 81 132 164 223 273
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
1-5 Years 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
6-11 Years 1.0% 1.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% 0.3% 0.4%
12-17 Years 2.1% 2.8% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.1% 2.5% 2.2%
18-34 Years 13.1% 12.9% 11.9% 13.4% 12.3% 14.4% 11.2% 13.1% 12.6% 11.3%
35-49 Years 22.9% 25.1% 22.6% 22.5% 19.9% 18.1% 18.2% 16.1% 14.9% 14.3%
50-64 Years 55.4% 54.3% 59.3% 55.7% 56.4% 56.1% 57.4% 55.2% 53.9% 52.8%
65+ Years 4.6% 3.2% 3.5% 4.6% 7.4% 7.0% 9.4% 11.7% 15.2% 18.5%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.



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