Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4,102 4,424 4,498 4,595 4,671 4,969 5,351 5,846 6,120 6,362
<1 Year 123 143 136 119 126 123 126 142 143 138
1-5 Years 179 159 132 161 167 178 169 182 185 180
6-10 Years 68 96 70 82 55 52 67 75 76 71
11-17 Years 118 124 106 107 142 129 116 131 106 122
18-34 Years 340 300 286 265 297 278 317 334 359 357
35-49 Years 1,537 1,591 1,673 1,617 1,445 1,565 1,506 1,503 1,440 1,410
50-64 Years 1,474 1,691 1,785 1,906 2,129 2,297 2,602 2,940 3,208 3,484
65+ Years 263 320 310 338 310 347 448 539 603 600
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2%
1-5 Years 4.4% 3.6% 2.9% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8%
6-10 Years 1.7% 2.2% 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1%
11-17 Years 2.9% 2.8% 2.4% 2.3% 3.0% 2.6% 2.2% 2.2% 1.7% 1.9%
18-34 Years 8.3% 6.8% 6.4% 5.8% 6.4% 5.6% 5.9% 5.7% 5.9% 5.6%
35-49 Years 37.5% 36.0% 37.2% 35.2% 30.9% 31.5% 28.1% 25.7% 23.5% 22.2%
50-64 Years 35.9% 38.2% 39.7% 41.5% 45.6% 46.2% 48.6% 50.3% 52.4% 54.8%
65+ Years 6.4% 7.2% 6.9% 7.4% 6.6% 7.0% 8.4% 9.2% 9.9% 9.4%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants in which a deceased donor liver was one of the organs transplanted.