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Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Pancreas Donors

Cause of Death	Year
Cause of Death	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
Anoxia	103	135	123	158	147	144	213	235	244	250
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	401	441	491	496	478	426	517	470	468	408
Head Trauma	904	990	1,029	1,116	1,193	1,151	1,237	1,292	1,263	1,211
CNS Tumor	17	19	17	15	16	12	17	10	10	9
Other	26	39	38	32	39	37	35	36	46	49
Unknown	11	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Anoxia	7.0%	8.3%	7.2%	8.7%	7.8%	8.1%	10.5%	11.5%	12.0%	13.0%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	27.4%	27.1%	28.9%	27.3%	25.5%	24.1%	25.6%	23.0%	23.0%	21.2%
Head Trauma	61.8%	60.8%	60.6%	61.4%	63.7%	65.0%	61.3%	63.2%	62.2%	62.8%
CNS Tumor	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Other	1.8%	2.4%	2.2%	1.8%	2.1%	2.1%	1.7%	1.8%	2.3%	2.5%
Unknown	0.8%	0.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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