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Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1999 to 2008

Lung Donors

Circumstance of Death	Year
Circumstance of Death	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	777	825	887	920	961	1,064	1,285	1,325	1,382	1,388
MVA	199	240	233	265	264	286	319	321	314	255
Suicide	104	107	119	106	115	148	161	160	159	189
Homicide	67	73	83	103	95	111	160	158	180	163
Child Abuse	4	6	-	4	7	2	5	7	6	5
Non-MVA	66	57	61	66	66	80	116	116	114	128
Other	337	342	391	376	414	437	524	563	609	648
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
MVA	25.6%	29.1%	26.3%	28.8%	27.5%	26.9%	24.8%	24.2%	22.7%	18.4%
Suicide	13.4%	13.0%	13.4%	11.5%	12.0%	13.9%	12.5%	12.1%	11.5%	13.6%
Homicide	8.6%	8.8%	9.4%	11.2%	9.9%	10.4%	12.5%	11.9%	13.0%	11.7%
Child Abuse	0.5%	0.7%	-	0.4%	0.7%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Non-MVA	8.5%	6.9%	6.9%	7.2%	6.9%	7.5%	9.0%	8.8%	8.2%	9.2%
Other	43.4%	41.5%	44.1%	40.9%	43.1%	41.1%	40.8%	42.5%	44.1%	46.7%

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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