Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Donors

Cause of Death 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
Anoxia 41 54 45 51 58 46 73 87 109 129
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 259 252 281 280 329 324 331 362 424 466
Head Trauma 509 435 412 461 471 525 529 586 706 697
CNS Tumor 14 10 14 11 10 7 12 8 17 11
Other 9 9 25 22 19 18 16 21 29 22
Unknown 4 4 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 4.9% 7.1% 5.8% 6.2% 6.5% 5.0% 7.6% 8.2% 8.5% 9.7%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 31.0% 33.0% 36.2% 33.9% 37.1% 35.2% 34.4% 34.0% 33.0% 35.2%
Head Trauma 60.9% 56.9% 53.0% 55.9% 53.1% 57.1% 55.0% 55.1% 54.9% 52.6%
CNS Tumor 1.7% 1.3% 1.8% 1.3% 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 0.8% 1.3% 0.8%
Other 1.1% 1.2% 3.2% 2.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% 2.0% 2.3% 1.7%
Unknown 0.5% 0.5% - - - - - - - -


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.