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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Kidney Donors

Cause of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 5,489 5,528 5,638 5,753 6,325 6,700 7,178 7,241 7,188 7,248
Anoxia 510 595 628 697 831 942 1,155 1,265 1,496 1,649
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 2,357 2,332 2,345 2,394 2,679 2,822 2,892 2,882 2,806 2,792
Head Trauma 2,411 2,421 2,490 2,472 2,640 2,767 2,906 2,863 2,655 2,557
CNS Tumor 57 46 49 43 50 46 46 41 33 37
Other 153 133 126 147 124 123 179 190 198 213
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%
Anoxia 9.3% 10.8% 11.1% 12.1% 13.1% 14.1% 16.1% 17.5% 20.8% 22.8%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 42.9% 42.2% 41.6% 41.6% 42.4% 42.1% 40.3% 39.8% 39.0% 38.5%
Head Trauma 43.9% 43.8% 44.2% 43.0% 41.7% 41.3% 40.5% 39.5% 36.9% 35.3%
CNS Tumor 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%
Other 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% 2.6% 2.0% 1.8% 2.5% 2.6% 2.8% 2.9%
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.

Donors are divided into four mutually exclusive and complete categories. All donors meeting the criteria for Expanded

Criteria Donors for Kidney are classified as ECD, regardless of whether the kidneys were allocated under the ECD system, falling

into either the ECD or the ECD-DCD category. Non-ECDs include all other donors, including SCDs and "DCD non-ECDs".

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.