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Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Heart Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,276 2,287 2,226
Drowning 22 14 20 12 11 23 19 16 16 29
Seizure 15 15 9 18 17 13 21 23 26 28
Drug Intoxication 29 25 47 41 55 57 43 57 91 81
Asphyxiation 63 58 59 47 45 49 60 69 64 88
Cardiovascular 74 73 91 84 78 91 109 102 102 109
Gunshot/Stab 370 375 367 356 359 347 418 413 430 421
Blunt Injury 900 898 922 913 869 871 895 950 889 807
SIDS 1 3 3 4 5 4 9 9 9 6
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 722 746 677 667 589 568 550 549 548 527
Natural Causes 8 14 18 17 26 21 16 21 16 27
Other 106 63 63 64 66 52 80 67 96 103
Unknown 6 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 1.3%
Seizure 0.6% 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3%
Drug Intoxication 1.3% 1.1% 2.1% 1.8% 2.6% 2.7% 1.9% 2.5% 4.0% 3.6%
Asphyxiation 2.7% 2.5% 2.6% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.7% 3.0% 2.8% 4.0%
Cardiovascular 3.2% 3.2% 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 4.3% 4.9% 4.5% 4.5% 4.9%
Gunshot/Stab 16.0% 16.4% 16.1% 16.0% 16.9% 16.6% 18.8% 18.1% 18.8% 18.9%
Blunt Injury 38.9% 39.3% 40.5% 41.1% 41.0% 41.6% 40.3% 41.7% 38.9% 36.3%
SIDS 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 31.2% 32.7% 29.7% 30.0% 27.8% 27.1% 24.8% 24.1% 24.0% 23.7%
Natural Causes 0.3% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.2%
Other 4.6% 2.8% 2.8% 2.9% 3.1% 2.5% 3.6% 2.9% 4.2% 4.6%
Unknown 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.

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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