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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Cause of Death	Year
Cause of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	5,824	5,985	6,080	6,190	6,457	7,150	7,593	8,019	8,086	7,984
Anoxia	640	619	697	741	855	1,024	1,147	1,349	1,482	1,718
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	2,508	2,612	2,631	2,635	2,767	3,127	3,336	3,356	3,307	3,191
Head Trauma	2,430	2,520	2,545	2,610	2,617	2,794	2,908	3,058	3,022	2,786
CNS Tumor	61	62	52	56	49	60	57	57	46	42
Other	171	171	154	148	169	144	145	199	229	247
Unknown	14	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Anoxia	11.0%	10.3%	11.5%	12.0%	13.2%	14.3%	15.1%	16.8%	18.3%	21.5%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	43.1%	43.6%	43.3%	42.6%	42.9%	43.7%	43.9%	41.9%	40.9%	40.0%
Head Trauma	41.7%	42.1%	41.9%	42.2%	40.5%	39.1%	38.3%	38.1%	37.4%	34.9%
CNS Tumor	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	2.9%	2.9%	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	2.5%	2.8%	3.1%
Unknown	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-

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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.

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