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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700 7,178 7,241 7,185
<1 Year 45 42 47 38 29 33 36 58 68 57
1-5 Years 174 171 185 171 155 178 175 203 175 209
6-11 Years 178 181 202 164 128 164 121 135 146 132
12-17 Years 488 513 471 481 481 492 467 490 456 402
18-34 Years 1,398 1,437 1,486 1,608 1,586 1,728 1,861 1,941 2,017 1,967
35-49 Years 1,483 1,478 1,492 1,494 1,552 1,692 1,784 1,931 1,904 1,865
50-64 Years 1,197 1,284 1,267 1,291 1,427 1,570 1,721 1,841 1,904 1,998
65+ Years 423 383 378 391 395 468 535 579 571 555
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%
1-5 Years 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3.0% 2.7% 2.8% 2.6% 2.8% 2.4% 2.9%
6-11 Years 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 2.9% 2.2% 2.6% 1.8% 1.9% 2.0% 1.8%
12-17 Years 9.1% 9.3% 8.5% 8.5% 8.4% 7.8% 7.0% 6.8% 6.3% 5.6%
18-34 Years 26.0% 26.2% 26.9% 28.5% 27.6% 27.3% 27.8% 27.0% 27.9% 27.4%
35-49 Years 27.5% 26.9% 27.0% 26.5% 27.0% 26.8% 26.6% 26.9% 26.3% 26.0%
50-64 Years 22.2% 23.4% 22.9% 22.9% 24.8% 24.8% 25.7% 25.6% 26.3% 27.8%
65+ Years 7.9% 7.0% 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.4% 8.0% 8.1% 7.9% 7.7%


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.

Donors are divided into four mutually exclusive and complete categories. All donors meeting the criteria for Expanded

Criteria Donors for Kidney are classified as ECD, regardless of whether the kidneys were allocated under the ECD system, falling into either the ECD or the ECD-DCD category. Non-ECDs include all other donors, including SCDs and "DCD non-ECDs".

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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