Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Donors

Donor Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 836 764 777 825 887 920 961 1,064 1,285 1,325
<1 Year 7 11 8 5 3 6 2 3 5 8
1-5 Years 20 18 13 10 10 7 10 10 10 9
6-10 Years 18 19 20 22 22 15 25 17 12 19
11-17 Years 145 138 113 141 134 121 140 168 174 174
18-34 Years 362 322 291 322 351 409 408 441 544 548
35-49 Years 200 197 238 233 235 249 240 283 319 342
50-64 Years 84 56 89 89 127 111 128 134 205 211
65+ Years - 3 5 3 5 2 8 8 16 14
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.8% 1.4% 1.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6%
1-5 Years 2.4% 2.4% 1.7% 1.2% 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7%
6-10 Years 2.2% 2.5% 2.6% 2.7% 2.5% 1.6% 2.6% 1.6% 0.9% 1.4%
11-17 Years 17.3% 18.1% 14.5% 17.1% 15.1% 13.2% 14.6% 15.8% 13.5% 13.1%
18-34 Years 43.3% 42.1% 37.5% 39.0% 39.6% 44.5% 42.5% 41.4% 42.3% 41.4%
35-49 Years 23.9% 25.8% 30.6% 28.2% 26.5% 27.1% 25.0% 26.6% 24.8% 25.8%
50-64 Years 10.0% 7.3% 11.5% 10.8% 14.3% 12.1% 13.3% 12.6% 16.0% 15.9%
65+ Years - 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 1.1%


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.