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Table 12.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Current Age Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,485 2,419 2,281 2,315 2,165 1,054 1,033 1,006 1,091 1,198
<1 Year 2 1 2 3 1 - - 1 1 3
1-5 Years 4 5 7 2 15 11 2 6 4 3
6-11 Years 46 32 26 33 35 34 17 21 8 14
12-17 Years 81 102 92 76 80 32 23 15 32 29
18-34 Years 409 417 360 361 319 152 158 137 127 142
35-49 Years 728 675 609 597 509 243 215 178 196 195
50-64 Years 1,171 1,133 1,119 1,158 1,111 529 542 556 580 617
65+ Years 44 54 66 85 95 53 76 92 143 195
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% - - 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
1-5 Years 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% 0.7% 1.0% 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3%
6-11 Years 1.9% 1.3% 1.1% 1.4% 1.6% 3.2% 1.6% 2.1% 0.7% 1.2%
12-17 Years 3.3% 4.2% 4.0% 3.3% 3.7% 3.0% 2.2% 1.5% 2.9% 2.4%
18-34 Years 16.5% 17.2% 15.8% 15.6% 14.7% 14.4% 15.3% 13.6% 11.6% 11.9%
35-49 Years 29.3% 27.9% 26.7% 25.8% 23.5% 23.1% 20.8% 17.7% 18.0% 16.3%
50-64 Years 47.1% 46.8% 49.1% 50.0% 51.3% 50.2% 52.5% 55.3% 53.2% 51.5%
65+ Years 1.8% 2.2% 2.9% 3.7% 4.4% 5.0% 7.4% 9.1% 13.1% 16.3%


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.