Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Heart Donors

Donor Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 2,426 2,447 2,316 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,275
<1 Year 60 62 57 64 64 67 63 67 71 88
1-5 Years 99 96 78 82 78 90 68 79 83 81
6-10 Years 57 57 65 55 62 44 50 49 39 44
11-17 Years 369 365 318 318 281 267 278 268 262 261
18-34 Years 951 987 906 878 940 974 937 922 1,034 1,059
35-49 Years 659 661 665 663 647 570 545 524 554 563
50-64 Years 225 211 219 217 196 210 174 183 177 178
65+ Years 6 8 8 7 8 1 5 4 - 1
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% 3.9%
1-5 Years 4.1% 3.9% 3.4% 3.6% 3.4% 4.0% 3.2% 3.8% 3.7% 3.6%
6-10 Years 2.3% 2.3% 2.8% 2.4% 2.7% 2.0% 2.4% 2.3% 1.8% 1.9%
11-17 Years 15.2% 14.9% 13.7% 13.9% 12.3% 12.0% 13.1% 12.8% 11.8% 11.5%
18-34 Years 39.2% 40.3% 39.1% 38.4% 41.3% 43.8% 44.2% 44.0% 46.6% 46.5%
35-49 Years 27.2% 27.0% 28.7% 29.0% 28.4% 25.6% 25.7% 25.0% 25.0% 24.7%
50-64 Years 9.3% 8.6% 9.5% 9.5% 8.6% 9.4% 8.2% 8.7% 8.0% 7.8%
65+ Years 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% - 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.