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Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Liver Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,319 6,693 7,017 6,938 6,745
Drowning 42 34 46 33 26 56 51 46 45 63
Seizure 20 33 37 30 47 36 43 65 60 62
Drug Intoxication 44 45 55 80 112 151 130 197 232 242
Asphyxiation 116 105 108 109 97 134 160 160 174 213
Cardiovascular 245 240 291 317 420 514 625 606 678 756
Gunshot/Stab 562 543 568 554 605 621 704 700 704 711
Blunt Injury 1,450 1,517 1,479 1,588 1,603 1,736 1,753 1,887 1,821 1,586
SIDS 3 8 2 5 8 8 10 7 10 7
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 2,281 2,314 2,330 2,403 2,547 2,831 2,953 3,056 2,904 2,749
Natural Causes 17 35 53 51 81 75 78 80 80 114
Other 157 122 136 124 136 156 186 213 230 242
Unknown 10 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9%
Seizure 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Drug Intoxication 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 2.0% 2.4% 1.9% 2.8% 3.3% 3.6%
Asphyxiation 2.3% 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7% 2.1% 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 3.2%
Cardiovascular 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% 6.0% 7.4% 8.1% 9.3% 8.6% 9.8% 11.2%
Gunshot/Stab 11.4% 10.9% 11.1% 10.5% 10.6% 9.8% 10.5% 10.0% 10.1% 10.5%
Blunt Injury 29.3% 30.4% 29.0% 30.0% 28.2% 27.5% 26.2% 26.9% 26.2% 23.5%
SIDS 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 46.1% 46.3% 45.6% 45.4% 44.8% 44.8% 44.1% 43.6% 41.9% 40.8%
Natural Causes 0.3% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.7%
Other 3.2% 2.4% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.6%
Unknown 0.2% 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.

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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