Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Heart Donors

Circumstance 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
MVA 822 824 746 751 762 757 731 714 724 773
Suicide 296 301 254 259 248 249 256 243 248 259
Homicide 214 195 185 187 207 207 190 205 256 265
Child Abuse 35 27 29 32 41 36 49 36 48 55
Non-MVA 210 228 227 212 233 200 180 226 249 222
Other 839 858 869 843 785 774 714 671 695 701
Unknown 10 14 6 - - - - 1 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
MVA 33.9% 33.7% 32.2% 32.9% 33.5% 34.1% 34.5% 34.1% 32.6% 34.0%
Suicide 12.2% 12.3% 11.0% 11.3% 10.9% 11.2% 12.1% 11.6% 11.2% 11.4%
Homicide 8.8% 8.0% 8.0% 8.2% 9.1% 9.3% 9.0% 9.8% 11.5% 11.6%
Child Abuse 1.4% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% 1.6% 2.3% 1.7% 2.2% 2.4%
Non-MVA 8.7% 9.3% 9.8% 9.3% 10.2% 9.0% 8.5% 10.8% 11.2% 9.8%
Other 34.6% 35.1% 37.5% 36.9% 34.5% 34.8% 33.7% 32.0% 31.3% 30.8%
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.