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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.