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Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Heart Donors

Cause of Death	Year
Cause of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	2,316	2,284	2,276	2,223	2,120	2,096	2,220	2,276	2,287	2,226
Anoxia	222	202	215	209	232	235	273	319	338	370
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	637	667	600	576	508	496	479	454	465	459
Head Trauma	1,345	1,346	1,387	1,367	1,319	1,314	1,402	1,437	1,409	1,309
CNS Tumor	36	29	24	29	21	20	29	22	18	20
Other	70	40	50	42	40	31	37	44	57	68
Unknown	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Anoxia	9.6%	8.8%	9.4%	9.4%	10.9%	11.2%	12.3%	14.0%	14.8%	16.6%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke	27.5%	29.2%	26.4%	25.9%	24.0%	23.7%	21.6%	19.9%	20.3%	20.6%
Head Trauma	58.1%	58.9%	60.9%	61.5%	62.2%	62.7%	63.2%	63.1%	61.6%	58.8%
CNS Tumor	1.6%	1.3%	1.1%	1.3%	1.0%	1.0%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Other	3.0%	1.8%	2.2%	1.9%	1.9%	1.5%	1.7%	1.9%	2.5%	3.1%
Unknown	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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