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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Kidney Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race 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
White 4,077 4,170 4,092 4,116 4,081 4,455 4,630 4,916 4,922 4,889
African American 569 610 635 698 740 824 938 1,042 1,044 1,067
Other/Multi-race 21 16 17 38 34 49 66 47 68 43
Asian 136 132 143 120 144 153 141 177 175 186
Hispanic/Latino 565 559 637 662 738 844 925 996 1,032 1,000
Unknown 18 2 4 4 16 - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 75.7% 76.0% 74.0% 73.0% 70.9% 70.4% 69.1% 68.5% 68.0% 68.0%
African American 10.6% 11.1% 11.5% 12.4% 12.9% 13.0% 14.0% 14.5% 14.4% 14.9%
Other/Multi-race 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6%
Asian 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.1% 2.5% 2.4% 2.1% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6%
Hispanic/Latino 10.5% 10.2% 11.5% 11.7% 12.8% 13.3% 13.8% 13.9% 14.3% 13.9%
Unknown 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% - - - - -


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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