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Table 2.6

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Heart Donors

Donor Ethnicity/Race 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
White 1,714 1,623 1,556 1,479 1,411 1,458 1,462 1,446 1,386 1,430
African American 244 286 282 266 266 318 353 362 369 394
Other/Multi-race 9 6 18 15 23 29 16 29 14 15
Asian 52 41 26 37 43 29 34 37 42 38
Hispanic/Latino 265 319 340 318 353 386 411 412 411 404
Unknown - 1 1 5 - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 75.0% 71.3% 70.0% 69.8% 67.3% 65.7% 64.2% 63.3% 62.4% 62.7%
African American 10.7% 12.6% 12.7% 12.5% 12.7% 14.3% 15.5% 15.8% 16.6% 17.3%
Other/Multi-race 0.4% 0.3% 0.8% 0.7% 1.1% 1.3% 0.7% 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
Asian 2.3% 1.8% 1.2% 1.7% 2.1% 1.3% 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 1.7%
Hispanic/Latino 11.6% 14.0% 15.3% 15.0% 16.8% 17.4% 18.1% 18.0% 18.5% 17.7%
Unknown - 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% - - - - - -


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.