Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Liver Donors

Donor Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4,601 4,843 4,947 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,319 6,691 7,017
<1 Year 54 68 67 79 67 69 66 88 82 86
1-5 Years 191 187 157 162 165 148 141 174 164 179
6-10 Years 134 145 147 133 148 124 98 120 93 104
11-17 Years 560 536 479 504 467 472 495 510 476 491
18-34 Years 1,315 1,370 1,302 1,334 1,414 1,543 1,537 1,669 1,825 1,909
35-49 Years 1,119 1,194 1,304 1,283 1,309 1,339 1,479 1,632 1,686 1,850
50-64 Years 906 939 1,037 1,104 1,087 1,133 1,349 1,506 1,681 1,722
65+ Years 322 404 454 398 449 466 517 620 684 676
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 1.2% 1.4% 1.4% 1.6% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2%
1-5 Years 4.2% 3.9% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 2.8% 2.5% 2.8% 2.5% 2.6%
6-10 Years 2.9% 3.0% 3.0% 2.7% 2.9% 2.3% 1.7% 1.9% 1.4% 1.5%
11-17 Years 12.2% 11.1% 9.7% 10.1% 9.1% 8.9% 8.7% 8.1% 7.1% 7.0%
18-34 Years 28.6% 28.3% 26.3% 26.7% 27.7% 29.1% 27.1% 26.4% 27.3% 27.2%
35-49 Years 24.3% 24.7% 26.4% 25.7% 25.6% 25.3% 26.0% 25.8% 25.2% 26.4%
50-64 Years 19.7% 19.4% 21.0% 22.1% 21.3% 21.4% 23.7% 23.8% 25.1% 24.5%
65+ Years 7.0% 8.3% 9.2% 8.0% 8.8% 8.8% 9.1% 9.8% 10.2% 9.6%


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.