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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Kidney Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 559 510 595 628 697 831 942 1,155 1,259 1,484
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 2,284 2,357 2,332 2,345 2,394 2,679 2,822 2,892 2,882 2,797
Head Trauma 2,325 2,411 2,421 2,490 2,472 2,640 2,767 2,906 2,859 2,650
CNS Tumor 56 57 46 49 43 50 46 46 41 33
Other 148 153 133 126 147 124 123 179 200 221
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%
Anoxia 10.4% 9.3% 10.8% 11.1% 12.1% 13.1% 14.1% 16.1% 17.4% 20.7%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 42.4% 42.9% 42.2% 41.6% 41.6% 42.4% 42.1% 40.3% 39.8% 38.9%
Head Trauma 43.2% 43.9% 43.8% 44.2% 43.0% 41.7% 41.3% 40.5% 39.5% 36.9%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Other 2.7% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% 2.8% 3.1%
Unknown 0.3% 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.

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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