Table 12.4a

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 910 840 864 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401
<1 Year 6 7 4 3 2 3 4 4 3 4
1-5 Years 7 10 3 3 3 5 3 1 8 6
6-10 Years 12 7 8 9 5 7 6 9 7 10
11-17 Years 28 24 19 28 18 24 29 37 35 34
18-34 Years 138 122 113 121 123 138 132 167 157 184
35-49 Years 245 209 198 236 235 232 213 209 256 227
50-64 Years 432 430 479 511 612 573 604 649 807 772
65+ Years 42 31 40 30 36 47 79 81 132 164
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
1-5 Years 0.8% 1.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
6-10 Years 1.3% 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7%
11-17 Years 3.1% 2.9% 2.2% 3.0% 1.7% 2.3% 2.7% 3.2% 2.5% 2.4%
18-34 Years 15.2% 14.5% 13.1% 12.9% 11.9% 13.4% 12.3% 14.4% 11.2% 13.1%
35-49 Years 26.9% 24.9% 22.9% 25.1% 22.7% 22.5% 19.9% 18.1% 18.2% 16.2%
50-64 Years 47.5% 51.2% 55.4% 54.3% 59.2% 55.7% 56.4% 56.1% 57.4% 55.1%
65+ Years 4.6% 3.7% 4.6% 3.2% 3.5% 4.6% 7.4% 7.0% 9.4% 11.7%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of the organs transplanted.