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Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Heart Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 2,284 2,276 2,223 2,120 2,096 2,220 2,276 2,286 2,222 2,281
Drowning 14 20 12 11 23 19 16 16 29 28
Seizure 15 9 18 17 13 21 23 26 28 25
Drug Intoxication 25 47 41 55 57 43 57 91 81 106
Asphyxiation 58 59 47 45 49 60 69 64 88 85
Cardiovascular 73 91 84 78 91 109 102 102 109 122
Gunshot/Stab 375 367 356 359 347 418 413 429 422 412
Blunt Injury 898 922 913 869 871 895 950 889 805 787
SIDS 3 3 4 5 4 9 9 9 6 8
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 746 677 667 589 568 550 549 548 525 567
Natural Causes 14 18 17 26 21 16 21 16 27 46
Other 63 63 64 66 52 80 67 96 102 95
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.6% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% 1.3% 1.2%
Seizure 0.7% 0.4% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.1%
Drug Intoxication 1.1% 2.1% 1.8% 2.6% 2.7% 1.9% 2.5% 4.0% 3.6% 4.6%
Asphyxiation 2.5% 2.6% 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% 2.7% 3.0% 2.8% 4.0% 3.7%
Cardiovascular 3.2% 4.0% 3.8% 3.7% 4.3% 4.9% 4.5% 4.5% 4.9% 5.3%
Gunshot/Stab 16.4% 16.1% 16.0% 16.9% 16.6% 18.8% 18.1% 18.8% 19.0% 18.1%
Blunt Injury 39.3% 40.5% 41.1% 41.0% 41.6% 40.3% 41.7% 38.9% 36.2% 34.5%
SIDS 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 32.7% 29.7% 30.0% 27.8% 27.1% 24.8% 24.1% 24.0% 23.6% 24.9%
Natural Causes 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 1.2% 2.0%
Other 2.8% 2.8% 2.9% 3.1% 2.5% 3.6% 2.9% 4.2% 4.6% 4.2%


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.