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Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Liver Donors

Donor Age	Year
Donor Age	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	4,947	4,997	5,106	5,294	5,682	6,319	6,693	7,017	6,938	6,745
<1 Year	67	79	67	69	66	88	82	86	104	93
1-5 Years	157	162	165	148	141	174	164	179	154	181
6-11 Years	174	164	173	147	123	150	119	130	132	117
12-17 Years	452	473	442	449	470	480	451	465	437	382
18-34 Years	1,302	1,334	1,414	1,543	1,537	1,669	1,825	1,909	1,953	1,907
35-49 Years	1,304	1,283	1,309	1,339	1,479	1,632	1,687	1,852	1,785	1,723
50-64 Years	1,037	1,104	1,087	1,133	1,349	1,506	1,681	1,719	1,713	1,724
65+ Years	454	398	449	466	517	620	684	677	660	618
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	1.4%	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.2%	1.5%	1.4%
1-5 Years	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	2.8%	2.5%	2.8%	2.5%	2.6%	2.2%	2.7%
6-11 Years	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%	2.8%	2.2%	2.4%	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%	1.7%
12-17 Years	9.1%	9.5%	8.7%	8.5%	8.3%	7.6%	6.7%	6.6%	6.3%	5.7%
18-34 Years	26.3%	26.7%	27.7%	29.1%	27.1%	26.4%	27.3%	27.2%	28.1%	28.3%
35-49 Years	26.4%	25.7%	25.6%	25.3%	26.0%	25.8%	25.2%	26.4%	25.7%	25.5%
50-64 Years	21.0%	22.1%	21.3%	21.4%	23.7%	23.8%	25.1%	24.5%	24.7%	25.6%
65+ Years	9.2%	8.0%	8.8%	8.8%	9.1%	9.8%	10.2%	9.6%	9.5%	9.2%

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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