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Table 13.1c

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

All Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Blood Type Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 201 207 195 187 169 134 133 105 91 78
A 67 75 68 61 57 47 51 43 35 31
AB 10 7 6 4 4 2 1 1 2 3
B 15 15 20 23 16 13 10 6 4 6
O 109 110 101 99 92 72 71 55 50 38
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
A 33.3% 36.2% 34.9% 32.6% 33.7% 35.1% 38.3% 41.0% 38.5% 39.7%
AB 5.0% 3.4% 3.1% 2.1% 2.4% 1.5% 0.8% 1.0% 2.2% 3.8%
B 7.5% 7.2% 10.3% 12.3% 9.5% 9.7% 7.5% 5.7% 4.4% 7.7%
O 54.2% 53.1% 51.8% 52.9% 54.4% 53.7% 53.4% 52.4% 54.9% 48.7%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Collection of both a heart and a lung diagnosis began in 2005. Please see Technical Notes for further details.