Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Gender	Year
Donor Gender	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
Female	2,231	2,426	2,480	2,501	2,502	2,497	2,662	3,040	3,170	3,240
Male	3,249	3,367	3,344	3,484	3,578	3,693	3,795	4,110	4,423	4,784
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	40.7%	41.9%	42.6%	41.8%	41.2%	40.3%	41.2%	42.5%	41.7%	40.4%
Male	59.3%	58.1%	57.4%	58.2%	58.8%	59.7%	58.8%	57.5%	58.3%	59.6%

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.