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Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Mechanism of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593 8,019 8,086 7,990 8,022
Drowning 40 56 41 31 61 56 66 57 77 81
Seizure 39 43 37 54 47 55 74 76 79 66
Drug Intoxication 66 84 107 138 188 158 230 268 285 322
Asphyxiation 138 148 141 120 158 175 187 201 241 277
Cardiovascular 332 382 409 503 623 732 744 858 954 995
Gunshot/Stab 612 632 608 644 670 763 738 762 787 734
Blunt Injury 1,760 1,718 1,805 1,792 1,910 1,964 2,111 2,061 1,835 1,751
SIDS 8 4 6 9 8 13 10 12 7 11
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 2,799 2,783 2,822 2,903 3,219 3,368 3,521 3,417 3,289 3,323
Natural Causes 41 62 63 93 89 84 84 100 132 184
Other 149 167 151 170 176 225 254 274 304 278
Unknown 1 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0%
Seizure 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8%
Drug Intoxication 1.1% 1.4% 1.7% 2.1% 2.6% 2.1% 2.9% 3.3% 3.6% 4.0%
Asphyxiation 2.3% 2.4% 2.3% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5%
Cardiovascular 5.5% 6.3% 6.6% 7.8% 8.7% 9.6% 9.3% 10.6% 11.9% 12.4%
Gunshot/Stab 10.2% 10.4% 9.8% 10.0% 9.4% 10.0% 9.2% 9.4% 9.8% 9.1%
Blunt Injury 29.4% 28.3% 29.2% 27.8% 26.7% 25.9% 26.3% 25.5% 23.0% 21.8%
SIDS 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 46.8% 45.8% 45.6% 45.0% 45.0% 44.4% 43.9% 42.3% 41.2% 41.4%
Natural Causes 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.2% 1.7% 2.3%
Other 2.5% 2.7% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 3.0% 3.2% 3.4% 3.8% 3.5%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% - - - - -


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs

are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.