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Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Heart Donors

Circumstance of Death	Year
Circumstance 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
MVA	746	751	762	757	731	714	724	775	727	608
Suicide	254	259	248	249	256	243	248	258	266	264
Homicide	185	187	207	207	190	205	256	266	268	260
Child Abuse	29	32	41	36	49	36	48	55	63	75
Non-MVA	227	212	233	200	180	226	249	222	238	244
Other	869	843	785	774	714	672	695	700	725	775
Unknown	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
MVA	32.2%	32.9%	33.5%	34.1%	34.5%	34.1%	32.6%	34.1%	31.8%	27.3%
Suicide	11.0%	11.3%	10.9%	11.2%	12.1%	11.6%	11.2%	11.3%	11.6%	11.9%
Homicide	8.0%	8.2%	9.1%	9.3%	9.0%	9.8%	11.5%	11.7%	11.7%	11.7%
Child Abuse	1.3%	1.4%	1.8%	1.6%	2.3%	1.7%	2.2%	2.4%	2.8%	3.4%
Non-MVA	9.8%	9.3%	10.2%	9.0%	8.5%	10.8%	11.2%	9.8%	10.4%	11.0%
Other	37.5%	36.9%	34.5%	34.8%	33.7%	32.1%	31.3%	30.8%	31.7%	34.8%
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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