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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Kidney Donors

Donor Category 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
Standard Criteria Donor(SCD) 4,208 4,289 4,316 4,358 4,278 4,589 4,637 4,962 4,846 4,720
Expanded Criteria Donor(ECD) 1,091 1,088 1,052 1,097 1,222 1,365 1,531 1,594 1,637 1,633
Donation After Cardiac Death, non ECD(DCD non-ECD) 76 101 141 154 202 304 432 520 640 714
ECD-DCD 11 11 19 29 51 67 100 102 118 118
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Standard Criteria Donor(SCD) 78.1% 78.1% 78.1% 77.3% 74.4% 72.6% 69.2% 69.1% 66.9% 65.7%
Expanded Criteria Donor(ECD) 20.3% 19.8% 19.0% 19.5% 21.2% 21.6% 22.9% 22.2% 22.6% 22.7%
Donation After Cardiac Death, non ECD(DCD non-ECD) 1.4% 1.8% 2.6% 2.7% 3.5% 4.8% 6.4% 7.2% 8.8% 9.9%
ECD-DCD 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.5% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 1.4% 1.6% 1.6%


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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