Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Donors

Mechanism 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
Drowning - 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 3 5
Seizure 6 10 5 8 8 4 11 7 13 15
Drug Intoxication 7 7 9 8 7 14 17 27 23 26
Asphyxiation 8 11 16 9 14 10 8 16 21 32
Cardiovascular 9 15 21 20 32 23 41 53 75 49
Gunshot/Stab 197 160 151 152 169 174 183 209 263 265
Blunt Injury 286 259 241 289 280 318 324 349 406 404
SIDS - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 292 270 298 307 349 350 340 363 437 488
Natural Causes - - 1 3 6 7 13 9 13 11
Other 27 23 33 27 19 18 23 27 30 30
Unknown 4 4 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning - 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4%
Seizure 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 1.1%
Drug Intoxication 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 2.5% 1.8% 2.0%
Asphyxiation 1.0% 1.4% 2.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4%
Cardiovascular 1.1% 2.0% 2.7% 2.4% 3.6% 2.5% 4.3% 5.0% 5.8% 3.7%
Gunshot/Stab 23.6% 20.9% 19.4% 18.4% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 19.6% 20.5% 20.0%
Blunt Injury 34.2% 33.9% 31.0% 35.0% 31.6% 34.6% 33.7% 32.8% 31.6% 30.5%
SIDS - 0.1% - 0.1% - 0.1% - - 0.1% -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 34.9% 35.3% 38.4% 37.2% 39.3% 38.0% 35.4% 34.1% 34.0% 36.8%
Natural Causes - - 0.1% 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8%
Other 3.2% 3.0% 4.2% 3.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3%
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.