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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Ethnicity/Race	Year
Donor Ethnicity/Race	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
White	4,373	4,494	4,429	4,474	4,514	4,968	5,175	5,421	5,422	5,345
African American	653	712	756	802	893	1,007	1,153	1,254	1,260	1,278
Other/Multi-race	23	16	18	41	41	55	72	51	71	47
Asian	144	141	161	136	168	170	163	196	194	202
Hispanic/Latino	612	620	711	733	822	950	1,030	1,097	1,139	1,112
Unknown	19	2	5	4	19	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	75.1%	75.1%	72.8%	72.3%	69.9%	69.5%	68.2%	67.6%	67.1%	66.9%
African American	11.2%	11.9%	12.4%	13.0%	13.8%	14.1%	15.2%	15.6%	15.6%	16.0%
Other/Multi-race	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%	0.8%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.6%
Asian	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	2.2%	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%	2.4%	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic/Latino	10.5%	10.4%	11.7%	11.8%	12.7%	13.3%	13.6%	13.7%	14.1%	13.9%
Unknown	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	-	-	-	-	-

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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