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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Ethnicity/Race Year
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
White 4,389 4,373 4,494 4,429 4,474 4,514 4,968 5,175 5,426 5,421
African American 669 653 712 756 802 893 1,007 1,153 1,254 1,260
Other/Multi-race 11 23 16 18 41 41 55 72 51 73
Asian 115 144 141 161 136 168 170 163 196 196
Hispanic/Latino 571 612 620 711 733 822 950 1,030 1,097 1,141
Unknown 38 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 75.8% 75.1% 75.1% 72.8% 72.3% 69.9% 69.5% 68.2% 67.6% 67.0%
African American 11.5% 11.2% 11.9% 12.4% 13.0% 13.8% 14.1% 15.2% 15.6% 15.6%
Other/Multi-race 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9%
Asian 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.2% 2.6% 2.4% 2.1% 2.4% 2.4%
Hispanic/Latino 9.9% 10.5% 10.4% 11.7% 11.8% 12.7% 13.3% 13.6% 13.7% 14.1%
Unknown 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% - - - -


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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