Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 14,050 14,675 14,975 15,678 16,096 16,366 16,416 17,240 17,834 18,091
African American 3,509 3,714 3,856 4,015 4,341 4,458 4,704 4,988 5,298 5,606
Hispanic/Latino 1,884 2,170 2,187 2,491 2,668 2,874 3,026 3,298 3,394 3,629
Asian 729 802 795 880 940 989 1,055 1,196 1,266 1,263
Other/Multi-race 131 154 203 184 175 216 267 313 316 341
Unknown 2 3 - - - 4 2 - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 69.2% 68.2% 68.0% 67.4% 66.5% 65.7% 64.5% 63.8% 63.4% 62.5%
African American 17.3% 17.3% 17.5% 17.3% 17.9% 17.9% 18.5% 18.5% 18.8% 19.4%
Hispanic/Latino 9.3% 10.1% 9.9% 10.7% 11.0% 11.5% 11.9% 12.2% 12.1% 12.5%
Asian 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4% 4.5% 4.4%
Other/Multi-race 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% - - - 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.