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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1999 to 2008

Blood Type	Year
Blood Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total	12,049	13,912	14,887	13,027	12,627	12,664	12,728	12,472	12,198	12,230
A	4,182	4,951	5,203	4,543	4,485	4,638	4,646	4,679	4,622	4,571
AB	299	314	386	323	287	268	297	270	239	233
B	1,349	1,552	1,698	1,457	1,391	1,339	1,406	1,336	1,397	1,374
O	6,219	7,095	7,600	6,704	6,464	6,419	6,379	6,187	5,940	6,052
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
A	34.7%	35.6%	34.9%	34.9%	35.5%	36.6%	36.5%	37.5%	37.9%	37.4%
AB	2.5%	2.3%	2.6%	2.5%	2.3%	2.1%	2.3%	2.2%	2.0%	1.9%
B	11.2%	11.2%	11.4%	11.2%	11.0%	10.6%	11.0%	10.7%	11.5%	11.2%
O	51.6%	51.0%	51.1%	51.5%	51.2%	50.7%	50.1%	49.6%	48.7%	49.5%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.

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