Table 9.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Livers

Recipient Blood Type 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
O 1,698 1,907 1,885 1,923 1,853 2,088 2,353 2,533 2,739 2,838
A 1,661 1,744 1,810 1,840 1,968 1,948 1,993 2,176 2,308 2,354
B 519 571 579 610 619 653 729 844 764 824
AB 224 202 224 222 231 280 276 293 309 346
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 41.4% 43.1% 41.9% 41.8% 39.7% 42.0% 44.0% 43.3% 44.8% 44.6%
A 40.5% 39.4% 40.2% 40.0% 42.1% 39.2% 37.2% 37.2% 37.7% 37.0%
B 12.7% 12.9% 12.9% 13.3% 13.3% 13.1% 13.6% 14.4% 12.5% 13.0%
AB 5.5% 4.6% 5.0% 4.8% 4.9% 5.6% 5.2% 5.0% 5.0% 5.4%


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.