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Table 2.4

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Liver Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 4,997 5,106 5,294 5,682 6,319 6,693 7,017 6,937 6,752 6,740
Drowning 34 46 33 26 56 51 46 45 63 58
Seizure 33 37 30 47 36 43 65 60 62 47
Drug Intoxication 45 55 80 112 151 130 197 232 243 274
Asphyxiation 105 108 109 97 134 160 160 174 213 237
Cardiovascular 240 291 317 420 514 625 606 680 756 740
Gunshot/Stab 543 568 554 605 621 704 700 704 714 664
Blunt Injury 1,517 1,479 1,588 1,603 1,736 1,753 1,887 1,823 1,593 1,489
SIDS 8 2 5 8 8 10 7 10 7 8
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 2,314 2,330 2,403 2,547 2,831 2,953 3,056 2,904 2,747 2,861
Natural Causes 35 53 51 81 75 78 80 79 116 138
Other 122 136 124 136 156 186 213 226 238 224
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% 0.6% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9%
Seizure 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7%
Drug Intoxication 0.9% 1.1% 1.5% 2.0% 2.4% 1.9% 2.8% 3.3% 3.6% 4.1%
Asphyxiation 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1.7% 2.1% 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 3.2% 3.5%
Cardiovascular 4.8% 5.7% 6.0% 7.4% 8.1% 9.3% 8.6% 9.8% 11.2% 11.0%
Gunshot/Stab 10.9% 11.1% 10.5% 10.6% 9.8% 10.5% 10.0% 10.1% 10.6% 9.9%
Blunt Injury 30.4% 29.0% 30.0% 28.2% 27.5% 26.2% 26.9% 26.3% 23.6% 22.1%
SIDS 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 46.3% 45.6% 45.4% 44.8% 44.8% 44.1% 43.6% 41.9% 40.7% 42.4%
Natural Causes 0.7% 1.0% 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 1.7% 2.0%
Other 2.4% 2.7% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% 3.3% 3.5% 3.3%
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.

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.