Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 3,933 4,422 4,724 5,493 6,038 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,569 6,436
Unknown 1 2 2 3 - - - - - 3
11-17 Years 1 5 - 1 2 1 1 - - 1
18-34 Years 1,480 1,548 1,616 1,822 2,036 2,060 2,115 2,196 2,078 2,037
35-49 Years 1,765 2,033 2,213 2,624 2,833 2,931 3,084 3,073 3,101 2,934
50-64 Years 639 781 852 992 1,103 1,189 1,210 1,322 1,332 1,390
65+ Years 47 53 41 51 64 59 63 56 58 71
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% - - - - - 0.0%
11-17 Years 0.0% 0.1% - 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0%
18-34 Years 37.6% 35.0% 34.2% 33.2% 33.7% 33.0% 32.7% 33.0% 31.6% 31.7%
35-49 Years 44.9% 46.0% 46.8% 47.8% 46.9% 47.0% 47.6% 46.2% 47.2% 45.6%
50-64 Years 16.2% 17.7% 18.0% 18.1% 18.3% 19.1% 18.7% 19.9% 20.3% 21.6%
65+ Years 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1%


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.