Table 5.2

Time to Transplant, 1995 to 2004

New Kidney Waiting List Registrations

Peak PRA and Race Year of Waiting List Registration
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Number of Registrations 17,887 18,331 19,050 20,177 21,001 22,286 22,340 23,496 24,422 27,131
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 87 91 98 106 106 113 115 107 107 111
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 262 285 295 323 313 337 348 338 353 366
Median TT (Days) 918 1,036 1,050 1,148 1,124 1,199 1,176 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 886 1,001 1,022 1,111 1,091 1,168 1,139 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 952 1,075 1,092 1,179 1,158 1,234 1,211 + + +
0-9%, White Number of Registrations 6,557 6,915 7,148 7,569 7,443 7,691 7,544 7,771 7,954 8,968
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 57 61 67 71 75 83 84 77 77 86
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 160 171 175 188 193 212 204 190 204 226
Median TT (Days) 501 553 546 608 599 652 638 664 694 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 474 527 512 578 571 622 604 628 658 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 526 587 582 642 634 686 667 702 747 +
0-9%, African American Number of Registrations 2,980 3,196 3,266 3,521 3,514 3,850 3,908 4,162 4,332 4,982
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 111 104 125 141 151 165 157 147 152 169
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 295 334 360 424 421 445 477 479 500 +
Median TT (Days) 971 1,068 1,189 1,301 1,359 1,408 1,361 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 901 988 1,118 1,226 1,260 1,315 1,280 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,055 1,141 1,274 1,402 1,441 1,488 1,543 + + +
0-9%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 1,116 1,021 1,366 1,458 1,653 1,867 2,006 2,215 2,552 2,802
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 77 88 96 120 115 121 118 128 138 150
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 203 257 269 315 331 352 329 399 463 468
Median TT (Days) 618 802 886 1,036 989 1,133 1,027 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 536 713 805 921 898 1,021 943 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 737 945 1,022 1,133 1,082 1,231 1,104 + + +
0-9%, Asian Number of Registrations 504 529 659 628 684 796 877 918 940 1,287
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 97 149 125 161 156 164 167 176 193
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 313 295 371 363 444 443 555 528 507 +
Median TT (Days) 890 964 1,105 1,191 1,314 1,489 1,368 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 761 776 973 999 1,147 1,354 1,237 + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,078 1,102 1,247 1,360 1,537 1,685 + + + +
0-9%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 172 143 143 130 152 163 184 202 210 279
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 106 106 194 114 127 190 107 120 115 154
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 278 406 403 387 583 525 368 401 353 378
Median TT (Days) 1,126 1,289 1,231 1,396 1,748 1,426 1,393 1,146 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 748 1,042 955 846 1,257 1,174 1,219 904 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,857 1,560 2,156 1,734 + + + + + +
0-9%, Unknown Number of Registrations 7 2 6 3 10 11 25 25 76 139
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 112 504 1 174 56 436 218 155 94 24
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 131 504 7 174 149 474 399 532 147 72
Median TT (Days) 661 504 86 1,163 193 687 871 642 260 126
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 131 504 7 174 149 514 481 554 228 114
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + 1,115 1,335 1,011 825 296 142
10-79%, White Number of Registrations 1,986 1,834 1,699 1,685 1,817 1,787 1,786 1,870 1,851 1,924
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 135 130 137 155 146 149 161 144 121 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 350 370 354 425 383 430 428 442 363 346
Median TT (Days) 1,010 1,064 1,109 1,248 1,193 1,220 1,138 1,107 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 904 975 1,007 1,132 1,109 1,127 1,035 1,004 + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,151 1,162 1,225 1,410 1,271 1,330 1,269 + + +
10-79%, African American Number of Registrations 1,187 1,130 1,131 1,234 1,298 1,327 1,445 1,437 1,502 1,462
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 285 297 315 376 335 289 351 385 317 287
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 782 854 925 881 965 811 917 902 789 +
Median TT (Days) 2,137 2,132 2,194 2,285 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,890 1,922 1,981 1,981 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 2,520 2,475 2,613 + + + + + + +
10-79%, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 424 428 393 372 436 452 472 552 589 661
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 173 155 178 309 234 256 314 233 249 191
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 470 436 482 729 609 764 756 716 661 +
Median TT (Days) 1,351 1,382 1,508 1,746 1,719 1,850 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,154 1,197 1,278 1,546 1,515 1,534 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,744 1,705 1,874 2,316 1,952 + + + + +
10-79%, Asian Number of Registrations 162 162 132 161 143 157 175 221 214 226
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 299 293 277 270 294 366 539 335 316 225
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 586 679 895 693 793 1,131 1,084 805 641 +
Median TT (Days) 1,327 1,536 1,931 1,681 1,815 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,137 1,294 1,662 1,392 1,520 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,780 1,812 + 2,194 2,063 + + + + +
10-79%, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 41 39 24 42 29 37 38 55 35 63
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 447 315 685 293 101 119 126 243 362 376
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 754 630 1,123 519 590 1,107 845 687 692 +
Median TT (Days) 1,630 1,909 + 1,585 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 993 1,241 + 769 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
10-79%, Unknown Number of Registrations 1 0 2 1 2 1 7 7 14 27
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 400 + 241 562 170 1,250 701 14 173 16
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 400 + 241 562 170 1,250 706 222 237 31
Median TT (Days) 400 + 241 562 170 1,250 986 423 323 78
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + 241 + 170 + 706 222 240 43
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + 502 152
80%+, White Number of Registrations 865 802 804 917 987 988 973 1,063 1,014 955
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 244 268 310 294 237 226 291 192 184 147
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 669 732 799 860 716 726 746 511 519 444
Median TT (Days) 3,098 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 2,257 + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, African American Number of Registrations 618 656 660 723 786 800 849 858 852 808
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 603 871 667 592 556 722 593 544 402 314
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,737 2,073 1,464 1,680 1,347 + 1,495 + + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 173 173 148 207 244 250 244 245 273 274
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 428 499 631 393 486 327 489 218 298 250
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,058 1,036 1,195 1,255 1,237 1,046 1,083 760 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Asian Number of Registrations 52 53 70 71 67 94 76 96 87 90
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 560 502 469 474 573 472 801 452 443 +
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,256 1,074 1,302 1,084 1,408 1,494 1,426 798 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 32 22 13 22 20 27 28 31 27 34
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,280 803 757 521 114 423 371 317 310 128
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 1,582 1,645 1,664 1,260 369 740 1,198 678 + +
Median TT (Days) + + + + 1,268 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + + 1,035 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
80%+, Unknown Number of Registrations 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 5 1
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 3,591 + + 615 + + 785 116 336 131
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 3,591 + + 615 + + 785 116 358 131
Median TT (Days) 3,591 + + 615 + + 785 791 376 131
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound + + + 615 + + + 116 358 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, White Number of Registrations 510 597 639 744 873 1,018 877 875 871 945
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 35 37 34 63 39 36 28 16 21 17
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 126 198 207 234 134 107 120 90 100 99
Median TT (Days) 1,139 1,549 1,155 1,154 485 557 550 423 528 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 628 1,205 975 903 421 465 457 334 416 +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 1,631 + 1,746 1,526 633 688 704 551 + +
Unknown, African American Number of Registrations 210 256 262 228 318 348 286 292 332 375
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 61 101 123 58 62 37 85 48 29 44
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 311 751 551 349 224 157 559 231 262 +
Median TT (Days) 2,828 + 2,719 + 1,770 1,760 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 1,568 + 1,897 + 1,136 1,174 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Hispanic/Latino Number of Registrations 149 201 290 226 276 341 317 347 436 475
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 71 146 79 62 74 70 115 50 60 53
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 280 511 318 326 343 251 355 296 335 259
Median TT (Days) 1,483 2,138 1,212 1,477 + 1,547 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 766 1,483 952 1,008 + 1,086 + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + 2,172 + + + + + + +
Unknown, Asian Number of Registrations 127 152 169 193 217 258 194 213 214 269
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 120 113 190 113 157 153 120 144 99 94
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 381 437 710 422 392 489 359 347 473 +
Median TT (Days) 1,484 1,458 1,787 1,545 1,626 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 925 1,002 1,205 1,111 1,090 + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound 3,422 2,138 + 1,958 + + + + + +
Unknown, Other/Multi-race Number of Registrations 7 8 10 18 21 18 20 22 23 74
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 189 115 19 239 52 14 108 81 42 51
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 287 118 521 410 582 1,083 582 843 152 198
Median TT (Days) 504 507 1,696 2,440 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 287 142 521 443 + + + + + +
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + + + + + + + + + +
Unknown, Unknown Number of Registrations 6 12 16 22 11 5 8 15 19 11
10th Percentile of TT (Days) 133 104 133 111 57 146 35 122 51 10
25th Percentile of TT (Days) 225 119 207 170 176 233 96 193 101 22
Median TT (Days) 318 210 394 268 228 351 185 262 177 48
Median TT 95% C.I. Lower Bound 225 135 327 190 177 233 183 206 120 22
Median TT 95% C.I. Upper Bound + 584 763 359 493 + + 670 281 107


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(+) = Not determined due to insufficient follow-up; fewer than this percentile have transplanted.

TT = Time to Transplant in days.

This table takes a cohort of waiting list registrations and shows how long it takes for 10%, 25%, and 50%

(the median) of those patients to be transplanted. These tables take the point of view of a patient who has just

been registered on a waiting list and take into account all of the things that can happen to the patient after waitlisting, including receiving a transplant, being removed from the waiting list, and dying.

See Technical Notes for a full discussion of the methods used for this table.