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Table 2.3

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Pancreas Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 1,698 1,815 1,870 1,770 2,008 2,028 1,993 1,906 1,796 1,710
Drowning 5 14 9 6 18 14 13 12 23 17
Seizure 11 14 12 10 12 11 17 19 22 21
Drug Intoxication 18 21 26 28 41 39 42 63 57 48
Asphyxiation 39 45 36 33 61 62 60 49 63 77
Cardiovascular 50 63 64 59 69 103 96 78 100 90
Gunshot/Stab 309 329 320 335 355 392 375 365 368 336
Blunt Injury 668 715 793 754 804 843 810 778 662 614
SIDS - 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 4 1
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 547 561 546 488 579 501 510 464 423 424
Natural Causes 10 5 14 13 16 10 13 13 16 23
Other 41 47 49 42 52 51 56 61 58 59
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 1.3% 1.0%
Seizure 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.2%
Drug Intoxication 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 1.6% 2.0% 1.9% 2.1% 3.3% 3.2% 2.8%
Asphyxiation 2.3% 2.5% 1.9% 1.9% 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% 2.6% 3.5% 4.5%
Cardiovascular 2.9% 3.5% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 5.1% 4.8% 4.1% 5.6% 5.3%
Gunshot/Stab 18.2% 18.1% 17.1% 18.9% 17.7% 19.3% 18.8% 19.2% 20.5% 19.6%
Blunt Injury 39.3% 39.4% 42.4% 42.6% 40.0% 41.6% 40.6% 40.8% 36.9% 35.9%
SIDS - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 32.2% 30.9% 29.2% 27.6% 28.8% 24.7% 25.6% 24.3% 23.6% 24.8%
Natural Causes 0.6% 0.3% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 0.5% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 1.3%
Other 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 2.5% 2.8% 3.2% 3.2% 3.5%


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.