Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Donor Ethnicity/Race 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
White 4,124 4,389 4,373 4,494 4,429 4,474 4,514 4,968 5,176 5,427
African American 681 669 653 712 756 802 893 1,007 1,153 1,253
Hispanic/Latino 514 571 612 620 711 733 822 950 1,029 1,097
Asian 121 115 144 141 161 136 168 170 163 196
Other/Multi-race 17 11 23 16 18 41 41 55 72 51
Unknown 23 38 19 2 5 4 19 - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 75.3% 75.8% 75.1% 75.1% 72.8% 72.3% 69.9% 69.5% 68.2% 67.6%
African American 12.4% 11.5% 11.2% 11.9% 12.4% 13.0% 13.8% 14.1% 15.2% 15.6%
Hispanic/Latino 9.4% 9.9% 10.5% 10.4% 11.7% 11.8% 12.7% 13.3% 13.6% 13.7%
Asian 2.2% 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% 2.6% 2.2% 2.6% 2.4% 2.1% 2.4%
Other/Multi-race 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.9% 0.6%
Unknown 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% - - -


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.