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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Cause of Death	Year
Cause of Death	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
Anoxia	638	640	619	697	741	855	1,024	1,147	1,351	1,484
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	2,478	2,508	2,612	2,631	2,635	2,767	3,126	3,336	3,359	3,307
Head Trauma	2,497	2,430	2,520	2,545	2,610	2,617	2,794	2,908	3,058	3,025
CNS Tumor	57	61	62	52	56	49	60	57	57	46
Other	88	171	171	154	148	169	144	145	199	229
Unknown	35	14	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Anoxia	11.0%	11.0%	10.3%	11.5%	12.0%	13.2%	14.3%	15.1%	16.8%	18.3%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	42.8%	43.1%	43.6%	43.3%	42.6%	42.9%	43.7%	43.9%	41.9%	40.9%
Head Trauma	43.1%	41.7%	42.1%	41.9%	42.2%	40.5%	39.1%	38.3%	38.1%	37.4%
CNS Tumor	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Other	1.5%	2.9%	2.9%	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	2.0%	1.9%	2.5%	2.8%
Unknown	0.6%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-

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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