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Table 1.10

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Ethnicity/Race Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 23,263 24,236 24,909 25,472 27,040 28,116 28,941 28,369 27,966 28,465
White 15,690 16,107 16,368 16,416 17,245 17,821 18,061 17,577 17,020 17,322
African American 4,018 4,342 4,458 4,705 4,988 5,301 5,618 5,489 5,493 5,715
Other/Multi-race 185 175 216 267 301 312 354 283 328 308
Asian 880 940 989 1,054 1,197 1,265 1,268 1,324 1,360 1,352
Hispanic/Latino 2,490 2,672 2,874 3,028 3,309 3,417 3,640 3,696 3,765 3,768
Unknown - - 4 2 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 67.4% 66.5% 65.7% 64.4% 63.8% 63.4% 62.4% 62.0% 60.9% 60.9%
African American 17.3% 17.9% 17.9% 18.5% 18.4% 18.9% 19.4% 19.3% 19.6% 20.1%
Other/Multi-race 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1%
Asian 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.1% 4.4% 4.5% 4.4% 4.7% 4.9% 4.7%
Hispanic/Latino 10.7% 11.0% 11.5% 11.9% 12.2% 12.2% 12.6% 13.0% 13.5% 13.2%
Unknown - - 0.0% 0.0% - - - - - -


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

These data include recipients of multi-organ transplants.

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

(-) = None in category.