Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Blood Type Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 20,305 21,518 22,016 23,248 24,220 24,907 25,470 27,035 28,108 28,930
O 8,738 9,385 9,434 10,131 10,422 10,872 11,479 12,101 12,502 12,848
A 8,115 8,470 8,688 9,148 9,629 9,768 9,605 10,130 10,727 10,975
B 2,482 2,694 2,790 2,908 3,029 3,093 3,242 3,579 3,550 3,724
AB 970 965 1,102 1,061 1,140 1,174 1,144 1,225 1,329 1,383
Unknown - 4 2 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 43.0% 43.6% 42.9% 43.6% 43.0% 43.7% 45.1% 44.8% 44.5% 44.4%
A 40.0% 39.4% 39.5% 39.3% 39.8% 39.2% 37.7% 37.5% 38.2% 37.9%
B 12.2% 12.5% 12.7% 12.5% 12.5% 12.4% 12.7% 13.2% 12.6% 12.9%
AB 4.8% 4.5% 5.0% 4.6% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8%
Unknown - 0.0% 0.0% - - - - - - -


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

These data include recipients of multi-organ transplants.

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

(-) = None in category.