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Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Intestine Donors

Cause of Death	Year
Cause of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	95	87	116	112	123	166	184	185	205	197
Anoxia	25	20	25	17	19	34	41	35	48	49
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	10	14	17	20	15	32	28	19	27	25
Head Trauma	50	44	69	71	83	94	108	123	113	114
CNS Tumor	2	1	1	-	1	-	-	1	2	1
Other	8	8	4	4	5	6	7	7	15	8
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Anoxia	26.3%	23.0%	21.6%	15.2%	15.4%	20.5%	22.3%	18.9%	23.4%	24.9%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	10.5%	16.1%	14.7%	17.9%	12.2%	19.3%	15.2%	10.3%	13.2%	12.7%
Head Trauma	52.6%	50.6%	59.5%	63.4%	67.5%	56.6%	58.7%	66.5%	55.1%	57.9%
CNS Tumor	2.1%	1.1%	0.9%	-	0.8%	-	-	0.5%	1.0%	0.5%
Other	8.4%	9.2%	3.4%	3.6%	4.1%	3.6%	3.8%	3.8%	7.3%	4.1%

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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