Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Primary Diagnosis 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
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 5,222 6,816 8,426 9,729 10,385 9,160 8,976 9,163 9,179 9,171
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 1,026 1,244 1,460 1,598 1,632 1,454 1,389 1,342 1,337 1,286
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 323 427 567 717 739 644 625 557 529 486
Biliary Atresia 206 228 260 270 288 260 216 212 219 146
Metabolic Diseases 169 203 235 251 283 224 176 190 213 173
Malignant Neoplasms 77 108 139 175 195 139 156 155 170 195
Other 504 693 932 1,148 1,347 1,138 1,093 1,063 1,105 1,080
Unknown 44 39 32 26 24 17 11 10 11 11
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Non-Cholestatic Cirrhosis 69.0% 69.9% 69.9% 69.9% 69.7% 70.3% 71.0% 72.2% 71.9% 73.1%
Cholestatic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 13.6% 12.7% 12.1% 11.5% 11.0% 11.2% 11.0% 10.6% 10.5% 10.2%
Acute Hepatic Necrosis 4.3% 4.4% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 4.9% 4.9% 4.4% 4.1% 3.9%
Biliary Atresia 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.2%
Metabolic Diseases 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.9% 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% 1.7% 1.4%
Malignant Neoplasms 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.6%
Other 6.7% 7.1% 7.7% 8.3% 9.0% 8.7% 8.6% 8.4% 8.7% 8.6%
Unknown 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%


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.