Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Primary Diagnosis Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4,102 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,846 6,120 6,362
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 2,494 2,791 2,902 2,962 2,967 3,091 3,155 3,540 3,795 3,824
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 587 552 495 465 460 484 504 501 458 543
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 362 350 405 437 375 372 354 428 446 387
Biliary Atresia 181 214 188 162 172 164 175 188 180 144
Metabolic Diseases 181 163 152 165 170 154 183 177 201 215
Malignant Neoplasms 103 98 98 85 140 329 368 450 524 662
Other 194 256 258 319 387 375 612 562 516 587
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 60.8% 63.1% 64.5% 64.5% 63.5% 62.2% 59.0% 60.6% 62.0% 60.1%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 14.3% 12.5% 11.0% 10.1% 9.8% 9.7% 9.4% 8.6% 7.5% 8.5%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 8.8% 7.9% 9.0% 9.5% 8.0% 7.5% 6.6% 7.3% 7.3% 6.1%
Biliary Atresia 4.4% 4.8% 4.2% 3.5% 3.7% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 2.9% 2.3%
Metabolic Diseases 4.4% 3.7% 3.4% 3.6% 3.6% 3.1% 3.4% 3.0% 3.3% 3.4%
Malignant Neoplasms 2.5% 2.2% 2.2% 1.8% 3.0% 6.6% 6.9% 7.7% 8.6% 10.4%
Other 4.7% 5.8% 5.7% 6.9% 8.3% 7.5% 11.4% 9.6% 8.4% 9.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of the organs transplanted.