Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Residency Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 7,571 9,758 12,051 13,914 14,893 13,036 12,642 12,692 12,763 12,548
U.S. Resident 7,433 9,581 11,850 13,709 14,694 12,905 12,558 12,622 12,694 12,484
Nonresident Alien 104 150 185 192 188 124 78 65 63 58
Unknown 34 27 16 13 11 7 6 5 6 6
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
U.S. Resident 98.2% 98.2% 98.3% 98.5% 98.7% 99.0% 99.3% 99.4% 99.5% 99.5%
Nonresident Alien 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
Unknown 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.