Table 2.8

Living Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Living Donors of Any Organ

Donor Gender Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 4,059 4,569 5,037 5,933 6,608 6,629 6,828 7,004 6,898 6,732
Female 2,307 2,628 2,881 3,331 3,819 3,827 3,985 4,022 4,074 3,959
Male 1,752 1,941 2,156 2,602 2,789 2,802 2,843 2,982 2,824 2,773
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Female 56.8% 57.5% 57.2% 56.1% 57.8% 57.7% 58.4% 57.4% 59.1% 58.8%
Male 43.2% 42.5% 42.8% 43.9% 42.2% 42.3% 41.6% 42.6% 40.9% 41.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Living donor ages reported as 10 years or less are included in Unknown, accounting for about 0.02 percent of the data.