Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 1,950 2,014 1,964 1,921 1,780 1,576 1,353 1,163 965 981
African American 322 344 332 330 301 302 271 257 241 234
Hispanic/Latino 119 131 150 139 129 131 140 128 98 81
Asian 17 23 21 24 40 34 34 27 21 24
Other/Multi-race 6 13 11 7 7 12 10 13 7 7
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 80.8% 79.8% 79.3% 79.3% 78.9% 76.7% 74.8% 73.2% 72.4% 73.9%
African American 13.3% 13.6% 13.4% 13.6% 13.3% 14.7% 15.0% 16.2% 18.1% 17.6%
Hispanic/Latino 4.9% 5.2% 6.1% 5.7% 5.7% 6.4% 7.7% 8.1% 7.4% 6.1%
Asian 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8%
Other/Multi-race 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5%


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.