Table 1.1

U.S. Organ Donors by Organ and Donor Type, 1997 to 2006

  Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
All Organs Total 9,539 10,362 10,861 11,918 12,688 12,819 13,285 14,154 14,491 14,756
Deceased 5,480 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593 8,024
Living 4,059 4,569 5,037 5,933 6,608 6,629 6,828 7,004 6,898 6,732
Kidney Total 9,017 9,761 10,110 10,982 11,566 11,878 12,226 12,972 13,269 13,616
Deceased 5,084 5,339 5,386 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700 7,180
Living 3,933 4,422 4,724 5,493 6,038 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,569 6,436
Pancreas Total 1,328 1,464 1,635 1,706 1,820 1,873 1,773 2,017 2,046 2,027
Deceased 1,322 1,462 1,628 1,699 1,816 1,872 1,770 2,017 2,044 2,026
Living 6 2 7 7 4 1 3 - 2 1
Liver Total 4,687 4,935 5,200 5,397 5,626 5,656 6,004 6,642 7,012 7,304
Deceased 4,601 4,843 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,319 6,691 7,017
Living 86 92 253 400 520 362 322 323 321 287
Intestine Total 74 80 97 90 115 113 126 172 189 187
Deceased 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166 184 184
Living 2 2 2 3 - 1 4 6 5 3
Heart Total 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,276
Deceased 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,275
Living - - - - - - - - - 1
Lung Total 874 817 835 861 936 945 990 1,092 1,287 1,330
Deceased 836 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,064 1,285 1,325
Living 38 53 58 36 49 25 29 28 2 5
Donation After Cardiac Death Total 78 75 87 117 168 189 268 391 561 645
Deceased 78 75 87 117 168 189 268 391 561 645


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category

(*) = Not collected

Includes only organs recovered for transplant. See Section 3 of the tables for reasons for non-use of organs.

The number of transplants using living donors may be different from the number of living donors. This is because

there is a small number of multi-organ living donors and multiple donors for one transplant. For example, a living donor might donate a kidney and pancreas segment; or two living donors might each donate a lung lobe for one transplant procedure.

A donor of an organ divided into segments (liver, lung, pancreas, intestine) is counted only once for that organ.

A donor of multiple organs is counted once for each organ recovered.

Donors after cardiac death are included in the deceased donor counts as well and are counted separately on the last line.