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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Mechanism of Death Year
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
Drowning 48 40 56 41 31 61 56 66 57 78
Seizure 32 39 43 37 54 47 55 74 76 79
Drug Intoxication 65 66 84 107 138 188 158 230 268 284
Asphyxiation 153 138 148 141 120 158 175 187 201 241
Cardiovascular 310 332 382 409 503 623 732 744 856 954
Gunshot/Stab 621 612 632 608 644 670 763 738 762 784
Blunt Injury 1,653 1,760 1,718 1,805 1,792 1,910 1,964 2,111 2,058 1,828
SIDS 3 8 4 6 9 8 13 10 12 7
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 2,705 2,799 2,783 2,822 2,903 3,219 3,368 3,521 3,417 3,291
Natural Causes 20 41 62 63 93 89 84 84 101 131
Other 200 149 167 151 170 176 225 254 278 307
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%
Drowning 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0%
Seizure 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
Drug Intoxication 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.7% 2.1% 2.6% 2.1% 2.9% 3.3% 3.6%
Asphyxiation 2.6% 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 3.0%
Cardiovascular 5.3% 5.5% 6.3% 6.6% 7.8% 8.7% 9.6% 9.3% 10.6% 11.9%
Gunshot/Stab 10.7% 10.2% 10.4% 9.8% 10.0% 9.4% 10.0% 9.2% 9.4% 9.8%
Blunt Injury 28.4% 29.4% 28.3% 29.2% 27.8% 26.7% 25.9% 26.3% 25.5% 22.9%
SIDS 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 46.4% 46.8% 45.8% 45.6% 45.0% 45.0% 44.4% 43.9% 42.3% 41.2%
Natural Causes 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.6%
Other 3.4% 2.5% 2.7% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8%
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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