Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Heart Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 206 228 222 202 215 209 232 236 273 319
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 642 685 637 667 600 575 507 495 479 454
Head Trauma 1,491 1,460 1,345 1,346 1,387 1,367 1,319 1,313 1,402 1,436
CNS Tumor 35 30 36 29 24 29 21 20 29 22
Other 42 29 70 40 50 43 41 31 37 44
Unknown 10 15 6 - - - - 1 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 8.5% 9.3% 9.6% 8.8% 9.4% 9.4% 10.9% 11.3% 12.3% 14.0%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 26.5% 28.0% 27.5% 29.2% 26.4% 25.9% 23.9% 23.6% 21.6% 20.0%
Head Trauma 61.5% 59.7% 58.1% 58.9% 60.9% 61.5% 62.2% 62.6% 63.2% 63.1%
CNS Tumor 1.4% 1.2% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% 1.0%
Other 1.7% 1.2% 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9%
Unknown 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% - - - - 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.