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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Circumstance of Death	Year
Circumstance 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
MVA	1,400	1,345	1,449	1,377	1,464	1,425	1,521	1,519	1,644	1,581
Suicide	483	449	461	453	449	484	540	553	543	579
Homicide	317	319	326	363	363	368	401	461	501	503
Child Abuse	49	47	57	74	56	81	62	68	91	99
Non-MVA	570	553	458	527	507	473	605	655	705	716
Other	2,941	3,097	3,233	3,285	3,351	3,626	4,019	4,337	4,540	4,613
Unknown	33	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%
MVA	24.2%	23.1%	24.2%	22.6%	23.7%	22.1%	21.3%	20.0%	20.5%	19.5%
Suicide	8.3%	7.7%	7.7%	7.5%	7.3%	7.5%	7.6%	7.3%	6.8%	7.2%
Homicide	5.5%	5.5%	5.4%	6.0%	5.9%	5.7%	5.6%	6.1%	6.2%	6.2%
Child Abuse	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	1.2%	0.9%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	1.2%
Non-MVA	9.8%	9.5%	7.7%	8.7%	8.2%	7.3%	8.5%	8.6%	8.8%	8.8%
Other	50.8%	53.2%	54.0%	54.0%	54.1%	56.2%	56.2%	57.1%	56.6%	57.0%
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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