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Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 1998 to 2007

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 4,422 4,724 5,494 6,038 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,570 6,435 6,036
Unknown 2 2 3 - - - - - 1 -
12-17 Years 5 - 1 2 1 1 - - 1 2
18-34 Years 1,548 1,616 1,823 2,036 2,060 2,115 2,196 2,079 2,037 1,866
35-49 Years 2,033 2,213 2,624 2,833 2,931 3,084 3,073 3,101 2,935 2,668
50-64 Years 781 852 992 1,103 1,189 1,210 1,322 1,332 1,390 1,418
65+ Years 53 41 51 64 59 63 56 58 71 82
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% - - - - - 0.0% -
12-17 Years 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.0%
18-34 Years 35.0% 34.2% 33.2% 33.7% 33.0% 32.7% 33.0% 31.6% 31.7% 30.9%
35-49 Years 46.0% 46.8% 47.8% 46.9% 47.0% 47.6% 46.2% 47.2% 45.6% 44.2%
50-64 Years 17.7% 18.0% 18.1% 18.3% 19.1% 18.7% 19.9% 20.3% 21.6% 23.5%
65+ Years 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 1.4%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2008.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Living donor ages reported as 10 years or less are included in Unknown, accounting for about 0.02 percent of the data.



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