Table 2.5

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Intestine Donors

Donor Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 72 78 95 87 115 112 122 166 184 184
<1 Year 15 22 20 20 30 28 31 44 40 47
1-5 Years 24 23 24 25 31 26 29 43 48 39
6-10 Years 12 9 12 15 7 11 11 19 11 12
11-17 Years 7 6 6 11 13 14 18 19 34 30
18-34 Years 8 13 15 11 23 20 24 30 34 43
35-49 Years 5 4 10 4 8 9 8 9 16 12
50-64 Years 1 1 6 1 3 3 1 2 1 1
65+ Years - - 2 - - 1 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 20.8% 28.2% 21.1% 23.0% 26.1% 25.0% 25.4% 26.5% 21.7% 25.5%
1-5 Years 33.3% 29.5% 25.3% 28.7% 27.0% 23.2% 23.8% 25.9% 26.1% 21.2%
6-10 Years 16.7% 11.5% 12.6% 17.2% 6.1% 9.8% 9.0% 11.4% 6.0% 6.5%
11-17 Years 9.7% 7.7% 6.3% 12.6% 11.3% 12.5% 14.8% 11.4% 18.5% 16.3%
18-34 Years 11.1% 16.7% 15.8% 12.6% 20.0% 17.9% 19.7% 18.1% 18.5% 23.4%
35-49 Years 6.9% 5.1% 10.5% 4.6% 7.0% 8.0% 6.6% 5.4% 8.7% 6.5%
50-64 Years 1.4% 1.3% 6.3% 1.1% 2.6% 2.7% 0.8% 1.2% 0.5% 0.5%
65+ Years - - 2.1% - - 0.9% - - - -


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.