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Table 11.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Heart Recipients

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,015 2,125 2,193 2,207
<1 Year 81 60 73 64 71 82 72 81 89 87
1-5 Years 55 66 58 82 79 48 73 68 73 75
6-11 Years 54 50 59 42 58 70 55 49 50 59
12-17 Years 75 76 83 85 80 87 91 116 102 106
18-34 Years 176 183 168 194 204 193 212 240 229 234
35-49 Years 476 439 420 457 403 432 401 405 438 440
50-64 Years 1,225 1,105 1,122 1,069 1,039 971 930 957 969 961
65+ Years 206 209 216 209 221 174 181 209 243 245
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 3.4% 2.7% 3.3% 2.9% 3.3% 4.0% 3.6% 3.8% 4.1% 3.9%
1-5 Years 2.3% 3.0% 2.6% 3.7% 3.7% 2.3% 3.6% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4%
6-11 Years 2.3% 2.3% 2.7% 1.9% 2.7% 3.4% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 2.7%
12-17 Years 3.2% 3.5% 3.8% 3.9% 3.7% 4.2% 4.5% 5.5% 4.7% 4.8%
18-34 Years 7.5% 8.4% 7.6% 8.8% 9.5% 9.4% 10.5% 11.3% 10.4% 10.6%
35-49 Years 20.3% 20.1% 19.1% 20.8% 18.7% 21.0% 19.9% 19.1% 20.0% 19.9%
50-64 Years 52.2% 50.5% 51.0% 48.5% 48.2% 47.2% 46.2% 45.0% 44.2% 43.5%
65+ Years 8.8% 9.6% 9.8% 9.5% 10.3% 8.5% 9.0% 9.8% 11.1% 11.1%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor heart was one of the organs transplanted.



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