Table 11.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1994 to 2003

Heart Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 2,885 3,413 3,635 3,810 4,066 3,933 3,957 3,905 3,760 3,519
O 1,519 1,817 1,938 2,007 2,152 2,148 2,209 2,205 2,112 1,994
A 984 1,133 1,216 1,324 1,392 1,319 1,277 1,241 1,209 1,119
B 326 377 396 405 423 392 381 388 370 347
AB 56 86 85 74 99 74 90 71 69 59
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
O 52.7% 53.2% 53.3% 52.7% 52.9% 54.6% 55.8% 56.5% 56.2% 56.7%
A 34.1% 33.2% 33.5% 34.8% 34.2% 33.5% 32.3% 31.8% 32.2% 31.8%
B 11.3% 11.0% 10.9% 10.6% 10.4% 10.0% 9.6% 9.9% 9.8% 9.9%
AB 1.9% 2.5% 2.3% 1.9% 2.4% 1.9% 2.3% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.