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Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Ethnicity/Race Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,421 2,255 2,055 1,808 1,589 1,329 1,324 1,407 1,685 1,986
White 1,923 1,780 1,578 1,354 1,163 963 977 1,035 1,222 1,390
African American 330 300 301 270 258 240 231 234 306 398
Other/Multi-race 7 7 12 10 13 7 10 12 12 14
Asian 24 41 34 34 27 21 24 24 24 36
Hispanic/Latino 137 127 130 140 128 98 82 102 121 148
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 79.4% 78.9% 76.8% 74.9% 73.2% 72.5% 73.8% 73.6% 72.5% 70.0%
African American 13.6% 13.3% 14.6% 14.9% 16.2% 18.1% 17.4% 16.6% 18.2% 20.0%
Other/Multi-race 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7%
Asian 1.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.8% 1.7% 1.4% 1.8%
Hispanic/Latino 5.7% 5.6% 6.3% 7.7% 8.1% 7.4% 6.2% 7.2% 7.2% 7.5%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.