Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Kidney Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race 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
White 2,775 3,142 3,309 3,866 4,245 4,414 4,485 4,593 4,538 4,526
African American 533 577 688 720 837 826 907 937 878 806
Hispanic/Latino 470 514 538 652 692 745 797 833 846 836
Asian 114 155 143 220 209 209 221 226 232 189
Other/Multi-race 31 24 40 35 55 46 63 58 75 79
Unknown 10 10 6 - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 70.6% 71.1% 70.0% 70.4% 70.3% 70.7% 69.3% 69.1% 69.1% 70.3%
African American 13.6% 13.0% 14.6% 13.1% 13.9% 13.2% 14.0% 14.1% 13.4% 12.5%
Hispanic/Latino 12.0% 11.6% 11.4% 11.9% 11.5% 11.9% 12.3% 12.5% 12.9% 13.0%
Asian 2.9% 3.5% 3.0% 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% 3.4% 3.4% 3.5% 2.9%
Other/Multi-race 0.8% 0.5% 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% 1.1% 1.2%
Unknown 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% - - - - - - -


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.