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Table 2.4
Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1992 to 2001
Liver Donors

Cause of Death Year
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total 3,334 3,764 4,093 4,335 4,463 4,599 4,844 4,946 4,995 5,107
Anoxia - - 254 375 406 426 483 488 458 514
Cerebrovascular/Stroke - - 1,112 1,645 1,857 1,812 2,037 2,072 2,135 2,197
Head Trauma - - 1,713 2,191 2,070 2,174 2,165 2,091 2,178 2,204
CNS Tumor - - 34 44 40 56 43 46 59 44
Other - - 56 66 65 86 76 131 127 115
Unknown - - 4 14 25 45 40 118 38 33
Different Coding Pre 4/94 3,334 3,764 920 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia - - 6.2% 8.7% 9.1% 9.3% 10.0% 9.9% 9.2% 10.1%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke - - 27.2% 37.9% 41.6% 39.4% 42.1% 41.9% 42.7% 43.0%
Head Trauma - - 41.9% 50.5% 46.4% 47.3% 44.7% 42.3% 43.6% 43.2%
CNS Tumor - - 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 0.9%
Other - - 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.9% 1.6% 2.6% 2.5% 2.3%
Unknown - - 0.1% 0.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.8% 2.4% 0.8% 0.6%
Different Coding Pre 4/94 100.0% 100.0% 22.5% - - - - - - -

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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