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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Circumstance of Death	Year
Circumstance of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	5,824	5,985	6,080	6,190	6,457	7,150	7,593	8,019	8,086	7,984
MVA	1,345	1,449	1,377	1,464	1,425	1,521	1,519	1,644	1,581	1,270
Suicide	449	461	453	449	484	540	553	543	581	639
Homicide	319	326	363	363	368	401	461	501	500	496
Child Abuse	47	57	74	56	81	62	68	91	99	109
Non-MVA	553	458	527	507	473	605	655	705	716	755
Other	3,097	3,233	3,285	3,351	3,626	4,020	4,337	4,535	4,609	4,715
Unknown	14	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
MVA	23.1%	24.2%	22.6%	23.7%	22.1%	21.3%	20.0%	20.5%	19.6%	15.9%
Suicide	7.7%	7.7%	7.5%	7.3%	7.5%	7.6%	7.3%	6.8%	7.2%	8.0%
Homicide	5.5%	5.4%	6.0%	5.9%	5.7%	5.6%	6.1%	6.2%	6.2%	6.2%
Child Abuse	0.8%	1.0%	1.2%	0.9%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%
Non-MVA	9.5%	7.7%	8.7%	8.2%	7.3%	8.5%	8.6%	8.8%	8.9%	9.5%
Other	53.2%	54.0%	54.0%	54.1%	56.2%	56.2%	57.1%	56.6%	57.0%	59.1%
Unknown	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(%) = 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.

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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