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Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Intestine Donors

Circumstance of Death	Year
Circumstance of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	95	87	116	112	123	166	184	185	205	197
MVA	27	25	30	27	32	43	44	54	39	35
Suicide	7	3	9	8	7	7	6	10	18	13
Homicide	2	2	4	8	16	12	16	24	15	15
Child Abuse	15	11	23	19	25	27	31	33	43	42
Non-MVA	8	9	15	13	10	17	23	22	22	23
Other	36	37	35	37	33	60	64	42	68	69
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
MVA	28.4%	28.7%	25.9%	24.1%	26.0%	25.9%	23.9%	29.2%	19.0%	17.8%
Suicide	7.4%	3.4%	7.8%	7.1%	5.7%	4.2%	3.3%	5.4%	8.8%	6.6%
Homicide	2.1%	2.3%	3.4%	7.1%	13.0%	7.2%	8.7%	13.0%	7.3%	7.6%
Child Abuse	15.8%	12.6%	19.8%	17.0%	20.3%	16.3%	16.8%	17.8%	21.0%	21.3%
Non-MVA	8.4%	10.3%	12.9%	11.6%	8.1%	10.2%	12.5%	11.9%	10.7%	11.7%
Other	37.9%	42.5%	30.2%	33.0%	26.8%	36.1%	34.8%	22.7%	33.2%	35.0%

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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