Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Lung Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race 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
White 604 576 582 639 642 641 668 692 848 851
African American 122 100 108 105 129 141 132 156 222 235
Hispanic/Latino 83 72 66 63 93 122 120 176 177 195
Asian 20 9 18 16 18 12 28 33 26 39
Other/Multi-race 2 2 2 2 5 4 10 7 12 5
Unknown 5 5 1 - - - 3 - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 72.2% 75.4% 74.9% 77.5% 72.4% 69.7% 69.5% 65.0% 66.0% 64.2%
African American 14.6% 13.1% 13.9% 12.7% 14.5% 15.3% 13.7% 14.7% 17.3% 17.7%
Hispanic/Latino 9.9% 9.4% 8.5% 7.6% 10.5% 13.3% 12.5% 16.5% 13.8% 14.7%
Asian 2.4% 1.2% 2.3% 1.9% 2.0% 1.3% 2.9% 3.1% 2.0% 2.9%
Other/Multi-race 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.4%
Unknown 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% - - - 0.3% - - -


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.