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Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Pancreas Donors

Donor Age	Year
Donor Age	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	1,462	1,628	1,698	1,817	1,873	1,770	2,019	2,043	2,031	1,927
<1 Year	10	7	5	12	16	15	23	21	25	35
1-5 Years	4	14	10	18	10	17	22	23	21	30
6-11 Years	40	52	54	56	38	43	50	39	38	57
12-17 Years	269	284	300	295	306	305	333	304	304	283
18-34 Years	688	693	781	839	932	872	984	1,036	1,014	1,009
35-49 Years	373	483	455	487	456	423	482	495	486	408
50-64 Years	76	92	91	106	113	93	122	121	139	104
65+ Years	2	3	2	4	2	2	3	4	4	1
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%	0.8%	1.1%	1.0%	1.2%	1.8%
1-5 Years	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.0%	0.5%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.0%	1.6%
6-11 Years	2.7%	3.2%	3.2%	3.1%	2.0%	2.4%	2.5%	1.9%	1.9%	3.0%
12-17 Years	18.4%	17.4%	17.7%	16.2%	16.3%	17.2%	16.5%	14.9%	15.0%	14.7%
18-34 Years	47.1%	42.6%	46.0%	46.2%	49.8%	49.3%	48.7%	50.7%	49.9%	52.4%
35-49 Years	25.5%	29.7%	26.8%	26.8%	24.3%	23.9%	23.9%	24.2%	23.9%	21.2%
50-64 Years	5.2%	5.7%	5.4%	5.8%	6.0%	5.3%	6.0%	5.9%	6.8%	5.4%
65+ Years	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%

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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