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Table 2.2
Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1992 to 2001
Kidney Donors

Circumstance of Death Year
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total 4,276 4,609 4,797 5,003 5,038 5,083 5,339 5,386 5,490 5,528
MVA - - 1,000 1,361 1,295 1,338 1,348 1,275 1,387 1,316
Suicide - - 407 522 462 435 453 419 431 411
Homicide - - 283 356 359 325 299 289 309 343
Child Abuse - - 32 32 32 42 35 33 40 52
Non-MVA - - 294 357 456 493 525 505 416 491
Other - - 1,670 2,360 2,404 2,398 2,634 2,736 2,864 2,871
Unknown - - 5 15 30 52 45 129 43 44
Different Coding Pre 4/94 4,276 4,609 1,106 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA - - 20.8% 27.2% 25.7% 26.3% 25.2% 23.7% 25.3% 23.8%
Suicide - - 8.5% 10.4% 9.2% 8.6% 8.5% 7.8% 7.9% 7.4%
Homicide - - 5.9% 7.1% 7.1% 6.4% 5.6% 5.4% 5.6% 6.2%
Child Abuse - - 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.9%
Non-MVA - - 6.1% 7.1% 9.1% 9.7% 9.8% 9.4% 7.6% 8.9%
Other - - 34.8% 47.2% 47.7% 47.2% 49.3% 50.8% 52.2% 51.9%
Unknown - - 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.8% 2.4% 0.8% 0.8%
Different Coding Pre 4/94 100.0% 100.0% 23.1% - - - - - - -

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.
(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.
(-) = None in category.
Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.
Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death
were collected.

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