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Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Liver Donors

Donor Age	Year
Donor Age	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Total	4,843	4,947	4,997	5,106	5,294	5,682	6,319	6,693	7,017	6,942
<1 Year	68	67	79	67	69	66	88	82	86	104
1-5 Years	187	157	162	165	148	141	174	164	179	154
6-11 Years	171	174	164	173	147	123	150	119	130	132
12-17 Years	510	452	473	442	449	470	480	451	465	437
18-34 Years	1,370	1,302	1,334	1,414	1,543	1,537	1,669	1,825	1,909	1,953
35-49 Years	1,194	1,304	1,283	1,309	1,339	1,479	1,632	1,687	1,851	1,787
50-64 Years	939	1,037	1,104	1,087	1,133	1,349	1,506	1,681	1,721	1,712
65+ Years	404	454	398	449	466	517	620	684	676	663
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
<1 Year	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.2%	1.5%
1-5 Years	3.9%	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	2.8%	2.5%	2.8%	2.5%	2.6%	2.2%
6-11 Years	3.5%	3.5%	3.3%	3.4%	2.8%	2.2%	2.4%	1.8%	1.9%	1.9%
12-17 Years	10.5%	9.1%	9.5%	8.7%	8.5%	8.3%	7.6%	6.7%	6.6%	6.3%
18-34 Years	28.3%	26.3%	26.7%	27.7%	29.1%	27.1%	26.4%	27.3%	27.2%	28.1%
35-49 Years	24.7%	26.4%	25.7%	25.6%	25.3%	26.0%	25.8%	25.2%	26.4%	25.7%
50-64 Years	19.4%	21.0%	22.1%	21.3%	21.4%	23.7%	23.8%	25.1%	24.5%	24.7%
65+ Years	8.3%	9.2%	8.0%	8.8%	8.8%	9.1%	9.8%	10.2%	9.6%	9.6%

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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