Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Current Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 1,912 2,277 2,429 2,484 2,417 2,281 2,315 2,163 1,052 1,032
<1 Year 5 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 - -
1-5 Years 11 4 7 4 5 7 2 15 11 2
6-10 Years 17 25 25 33 26 22 20 25 26 16
11-17 Years 77 109 97 93 107 95 89 90 40 24
18-34 Years 397 415 403 409 416 360 362 319 152 157
35-49 Years 560 649 674 730 676 610 596 508 243 215
50-64 Years 809 1,029 1,166 1,170 1,133 1,119 1,158 1,110 528 543
65+ Years 36 44 55 43 53 66 85 95 52 75
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% - -
1-5 Years 0.6% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.7% 1.0% 0.2%
6-10 Years 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% 2.5% 1.6%
11-17 Years 4.0% 4.8% 4.0% 3.7% 4.4% 4.2% 3.8% 4.2% 3.8% 2.3%
18-34 Years 20.8% 18.2% 16.6% 16.5% 17.2% 15.8% 15.6% 14.7% 14.4% 15.2%
35-49 Years 29.3% 28.5% 27.7% 29.4% 28.0% 26.7% 25.7% 23.5% 23.1% 20.8%
50-64 Years 42.3% 45.2% 48.0% 47.1% 46.9% 49.1% 50.0% 51.3% 50.2% 52.6%
65+ Years 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2% 2.9% 3.7% 4.4% 4.9% 7.3%


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.