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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Kidney Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700 7,178 7,241 7,185
Drowning 42 37 53 36 28 57 50 64 52 72
Seizure 28 35 35 31 48 39 50 64 64 72
Drug Intoxication 52 47 65 80 107 156 134 196 234 239
Asphyxiation 139 118 127 123 105 140 152 175 177 218
Cardiovascular 274 273 330 354 407 498 593 616 717 802
Gunshot/Stab 593 587 597 573 601 629 731 703 720 755
Blunt Injury 1,582 1,686 1,645 1,734 1,711 1,817 1,867 2,014 1,948 1,738
SIDS 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 6 6 3
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 2,472 2,537 2,479 2,509 2,516 2,769 2,850 3,044 2,987 2,894
Natural Causes 19 34 50 60 83 74 74 75 88 114
Other 168 132 144 137 146 144 196 221 248 278
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%
Drowning 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0%
Seizure 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Drug Intoxication 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 1.4% 1.9% 2.5% 2.0% 2.7% 3.2% 3.3%
Asphyxiation 2.6% 2.1% 2.3% 2.2% 1.8% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.4% 3.0%
Cardiovascular 5.1% 5.0% 6.0% 6.3% 7.1% 7.9% 8.9% 8.6% 9.9% 11.2%
Gunshot/Stab 11.0% 10.7% 10.8% 10.2% 10.4% 9.9% 10.9% 9.8% 9.9% 10.5%
Blunt Injury 29.4% 30.7% 29.8% 30.8% 29.7% 28.7% 27.9% 28.1% 26.9% 24.2%
SIDS 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 45.9% 46.2% 44.8% 44.5% 43.7% 43.8% 42.5% 42.4% 41.3% 40.3%
Natural Causes 0.4% 0.6% 0.9% 1.1% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.6%
Other 3.1% 2.4% 2.6% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.9% 3.1% 3.4% 3.9%
Unknown 0.3% 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.

Donors are divided into four mutually exclusive and complete categories. All donors meeting the criteria for Expanded

Criteria Donors for Kidney are classified as ECD, regardless of whether the kidneys were allocated under the ECD system, falling into either the ECD or the ECD-DCD category. Non-ECDs include all other donors, including SCDs and "DCD non-ECDs".

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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