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Table 2.7
Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1992 to 2001
Lung Donors

Circumstance of Death Year
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total 526 790 918 856 757 836 764 778 824 887
MVA - - 171 256 213 233 217 194 239 228
Suicide - - 118 114 94 123 110 101 107 115
Homicide - - 67 98 80 82 73 66 73 83
Child Abuse - - 1 6 2 8 6 4 6 -
Non-MVA - - 60 65 59 80 72 62 54 61
Other - - 302 316 304 301 281 328 340 391
Unknown - - - 1 5 9 5 23 5 9
Different Coding Pre 4/94 526 790 199 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA - - 18.6% 29.9% 28.1% 27.9% 28.4% 24.9% 29.0% 25.7%
Suicide - - 12.9% 13.3% 12.4% 14.7% 14.4% 13.0% 13.0% 13.0%
Homicide - - 7.3% 11.4% 10.6% 9.8% 9.6% 8.5% 8.9% 9.4%
Child Abuse - - 0.1% 0.7% 0.3% 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% -
Non-MVA - - 6.5% 7.6% 7.8% 9.6% 9.4% 8.0% 6.6% 6.9%
Other - - 32.9% 36.9% 40.2% 36.0% 36.8% 42.2% 41.3% 44.1%
Unknown - - - 0.1% 0.7% 1.1% 0.7% 3.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Different Coding Pre 4/94 100.0% 100.0% 21.7% - - - - - - -

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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