Table 11.1

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

Heart Waiting List

Race 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
White 2,455 2,888 3,086 3,221 3,421 3,340 3,343 3,273 3,103 2,889
African American 372 464 486 524 570 524 542 532 547 512
Asian 30 35 26 30 37 39 41 57 63 69
Other/Multi-race 20 23 35 33 37 29 30 42 46 48
Unknown 8 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 85.1% 84.6% 84.9% 84.5% 84.1% 84.9% 84.5% 83.8% 82.5% 82.1%
African American 12.9% 13.6% 13.4% 13.8% 14.0% 13.3% 13.7% 13.6% 14.5% 14.5%
Asian 1.0% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0%
Other/Multi-race 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4%
Unknown 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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

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

(-) = None in category.