Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Donors

Donor Gender	Year
Donor Gender	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Total	836	764	777	825	887	920	961	1,064	1,285	1,325
Female	325	304	325	354	372	368	386	439	518	542
Male	511	460	452	471	515	552	575	625	767	783
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Female	38.9%	39.8%	41.8%	42.9%	41.9%	40.0%	40.2%	41.3%	40.3%	40.9%
Male	61.1%	60.2%	58.2%	57.1%	58.1%	60.0%	59.8%	58.7%	59.7%	59.1%

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.