Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Circumstance of Death Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 5,480 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593 8,024
MVA 1,385 1,400 1,345 1,449 1,377 1,464 1,425 1,521 1,519 1,642
Suicide 463 483 449 461 453 449 484 540 553 544
Homicide 344 317 319 326 363 363 368 401 461 500
Child Abuse 57 49 47 57 74 56 81 62 68 91
Non-MVA 535 570 553 458 527 507 473 605 655 703
Other 2,675 2,941 3,097 3,233 3,285 3,351 3,626 4,019 4,337 4,544
Unknown 21 33 14 1 1 - - 2 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA 25.3% 24.2% 23.1% 24.2% 22.6% 23.7% 22.1% 21.3% 20.0% 20.5%
Suicide 8.4% 8.3% 7.7% 7.7% 7.5% 7.3% 7.5% 7.6% 7.3% 6.8%
Homicide 6.3% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.7% 5.6% 6.1% 6.2%
Child Abuse 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% 1.3% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Non-MVA 9.8% 9.8% 9.5% 7.7% 8.7% 8.2% 7.3% 8.5% 8.6% 8.8%
Other 48.8% 50.8% 53.2% 54.0% 54.0% 54.1% 56.2% 56.2% 57.1% 56.6%
Unknown 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% - -


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.