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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Blood Type	Year
Donor Blood Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	5,793	5,824	5,985	6,080	6,190	6,457	7,150	7,593	8,024	8,091
A	2,194	2,226	2,251	2,315	2,373	2,379	2,627	2,816	2,937	2,880
AB	172	210	202	201	213	217	220	267	284	312
B	657	675	673	701	688	697	847	851	958	930
O	2,770	2,713	2,859	2,863	2,916	3,164	3,456	3,659	3,845	3,969
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	37.9%	38.2%	37.6%	38.1%	38.3%	36.8%	36.7%	37.1%	36.6%	35.6%
AB	3.0%	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	3.4%	3.4%	3.1%	3.5%	3.5%	3.9%
B	11.3%	11.6%	11.2%	11.5%	11.1%	10.8%	11.8%	11.2%	11.9%	11.5%
O	47.8%	46.6%	47.8%	47.1%	47.1%	49.0%	48.3%	48.2%	47.9%	49.1%

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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.

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