Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Current Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,421 2,257 2,055 1,808 1,588 1,332 1,327
<1 Year 23 17 21 12 21 23 10 28 11 21
1-5 Years 7 29 26 33 27 28 24 23 27 24
6-10 Years 16 14 23 8 4 13 18 17 19 23
11-17 Years 39 49 48 42 36 40 50 42 32 38
18-34 Years 172 160 162 151 179 175 176 174 142 131
35-49 Years 627 601 542 542 481 435 391 317 267 282
50-64 Years 1,368 1,469 1,430 1,386 1,287 1,152 958 836 698 671
65+ Years 162 186 226 247 222 189 181 151 136 137
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 1.1% 0.6% 1.8% 0.8% 1.6%
1-5 Years 0.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 2.0% 1.8%
6-10 Years 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 1.7%
11-17 Years 1.6% 1.9% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.9% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.9%
18-34 Years 7.1% 6.3% 6.5% 6.2% 7.9% 8.5% 9.7% 11.0% 10.7% 9.9%
35-49 Years 26.0% 23.8% 21.9% 22.4% 21.3% 21.2% 21.6% 20.0% 20.0% 21.3%
50-64 Years 56.7% 58.2% 57.7% 57.2% 57.0% 56.1% 53.0% 52.6% 52.4% 50.6%
65+ Years 6.7% 7.4% 9.1% 10.2% 9.8% 9.2% 10.0% 9.5% 10.2% 10.3%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.