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Table 2.2

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Kidney Donors

Circumstance 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
MVA 1,398 1,329 1,422 1,385 1,472 1,463 1,598 1,518 1,248 1,209
Suicide 432 416 414 441 503 525 505 543 599 626
Homicide 312 344 340 340 376 436 473 471 475 422
Child Abuse 40 52 36 54 37 42 70 78 82 87
Non-MVA 419 489 470 436 552 609 646 658 676 679
Other 2,887 2,897 2,956 3,097 3,384 3,625 3,886 3,973 4,108 4,225
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%
MVA 25.5% 24.0% 25.2% 24.1% 23.3% 21.8% 22.3% 21.0% 17.4% 16.7%
Suicide 7.9% 7.5% 7.3% 7.7% 8.0% 7.8% 7.0% 7.5% 8.3% 8.6%
Homicide 5.7% 6.2% 6.0% 5.9% 5.9% 6.5% 6.6% 6.5% 6.6% 5.8%
Child Abuse 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2%
Non-MVA 7.6% 8.8% 8.3% 7.6% 8.7% 9.1% 9.0% 9.1% 9.4% 9.4%
Other 52.6% 52.4% 52.4% 53.8% 53.5% 54.1% 54.1% 54.9% 57.2% 58.3%
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.