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Table 12.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Recipients of Deceased Donor Lungs

Age at Transplant Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 941 1,034 1,029 1,070 1,157 1,405 1,401 1,465 1,478 1,660
<1 Year 3 2 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 2
1-5 Years 3 3 5 3 1 8 6 6 3 5
6-11 Years 11 8 10 8 11 7 14 5 6 10
12-17 Years 26 15 21 27 35 35 30 36 33 45
18-34 Years 121 123 138 132 167 157 184 184 167 185
35-49 Years 236 234 232 213 209 256 226 218 212 233
50-64 Years 511 613 573 604 649 807 773 789 782 812
65+ Years 30 36 47 79 81 132 164 223 272 368
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
1-5 Years 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
6-11 Years 1.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% 0.3% 0.4% 0.6%
12-17 Years 2.8% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.5% 2.1% 2.5% 2.2% 2.7%
18-34 Years 12.9% 11.9% 13.4% 12.3% 14.4% 11.2% 13.1% 12.6% 11.3% 11.1%
35-49 Years 25.1% 22.6% 22.5% 19.9% 18.1% 18.2% 16.1% 14.9% 14.3% 14.0%
50-64 Years 54.3% 59.3% 55.7% 56.4% 56.1% 57.4% 55.2% 53.9% 52.9% 48.9%
65+ Years 3.2% 3.5% 4.6% 7.4% 7.0% 9.4% 11.7% 15.2% 18.4% 22.2%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor lung was one of

the organs transplanted.