Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 5,777 7,401 9,068 10,390 10,900 9,526 9,140 9,164 9,170 9,086
African American 566 702 856 1,032 1,149 907 894 885 873 804
Hispanic/Latino 879 1,183 1,523 1,794 2,096 1,933 1,923 1,982 2,039 1,990
Asian 305 407 536 624 671 581 606 575 594 585
Other/Multi-race 43 64 67 73 76 89 79 86 87 83
Unknown 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 76.3% 75.8% 75.2% 74.7% 73.2% 73.1% 72.3% 72.2% 71.8% 72.4%
African American 7.5% 7.2% 7.1% 7.4% 7.7% 7.0% 7.1% 7.0% 6.8% 6.4%
Hispanic/Latino 11.6% 12.1% 12.6% 12.9% 14.1% 14.8% 15.2% 15.6% 16.0% 15.9%
Asian 4.0% 4.2% 4.4% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.8% 4.5% 4.7% 4.7%
Other/Multi-race 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Unknown 0.0% 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.