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Table 1.4

Characteristics of Waiting List Patients at End of Year, 1998 to 2007

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	59,828	65,207	71,558	76,797	78,359	81,739	85,213	88,715	92,845	97,248
A	18,209	19,940	21,942	23,398	23,646	24,736	25,958	26,887	28,211	29,630
AB	1,620	1,706	1,919	2,102	2,114	2,226	2,277	2,455	2,608	2,672
B	8,981	9,624	10,553	11,353	11,690	12,268	12,705	13,251	13,820	14,653
O	31,018	33,937	37,144	39,944	40,909	42,509	44,273	46,122	48,206	50,293
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	30.4%	30.6%	30.7%	30.5%	30.2%	30.3%	30.5%	30.3%	30.4%	30.5%
AB	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.7%	2.8%	2.8%	2.7%
B	15.0%	14.8%	14.7%	14.8%	14.9%	15.0%	14.9%	14.9%	14.9%	15.1%
O	51.8%	52.0%	51.9%	52.0%	52.2%	52.0%	52.0%	52.0%	51.9%	51.7%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

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