Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Ethnicity/Race Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 31,662 34,499 36,951 39,958 42,221 44,265 45,483 45,300 46,135 47,254
White 14,048 15,116 15,784 16,645 17,122 17,531 17,716 17,452 17,687 18,148
African American 11,339 12,494 13,486 14,563 15,344 15,987 16,341 15,877 15,918 16,056
Hispanic/Latino 3,910 4,320 4,870 5,594 6,279 6,842 7,362 7,694 8,030 8,560
Asian 1,954 2,154 2,386 2,678 2,964 3,319 3,465 3,605 3,809 3,828
Other/Multi-race 410 415 425 478 512 586 599 672 691 662
Unknown 1 - - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 44.4% 43.8% 42.7% 41.7% 40.6% 39.6% 39.0% 38.5% 38.3% 38.4%
African American 35.8% 36.2% 36.5% 36.4% 36.3% 36.1% 35.9% 35.0% 34.5% 34.0%
Hispanic/Latino 12.3% 12.5% 13.2% 14.0% 14.9% 15.5% 16.2% 17.0% 17.4% 18.1%
Asian 6.2% 6.2% 6.5% 6.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.6% 8.0% 8.3% 8.1%
Other/Multi-race 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4%
Unknown 0.0% - - - - - - - - -


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.