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Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Liver Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race	Year
Donor Ethnicity/Race	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
White	3,751	3,773	3,726	3,879	4,018	4,394	4,551	4,732	4,598	4,457
African American	548	593	655	669	786	908	1,034	1,134	1,151	1,154
Other/Multi-race	18	12	16	34	36	47	61	43	63	36
Asian	120	110	130	114	139	153	145	171	158	174
Hispanic/Latino	497	507	574	594	686	817	902	937	968	924
Unknown	13	2	5	4	17	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
White	75.8%	75.5%	73.0%	73.3%	70.7%	69.5%	68.0%	67.4%	66.3%	66.1%
African American	11.1%	11.9%	12.8%	12.6%	13.8%	14.4%	15.4%	16.2%	16.6%	17.1%
Other/Multi-race	0.4%	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.5%
Asian	2.4%	2.2%	2.5%	2.2%	2.4%	2.4%	2.2%	2.4%	2.3%	2.6%
Hispanic/Latino	10.0%	10.1%	11.2%	11.2%	12.1%	12.9%	13.5%	13.4%	14.0%	13.7%
Unknown	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.3%	-	-	-	-	-

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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