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Table 2.7

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Lung Donors

Mechanism of Death Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 825 887 920 961 1,064 1,285 1,325 1,382 1,387 1,568
Drowning 1 3 1 1 4 3 5 4 5 1
Seizure 8 8 4 11 7 13 15 18 15 16
Drug Intoxication 8 7 14 17 27 23 26 55 46 55
Asphyxiation 9 14 10 8 16 21 32 24 39 47
Cardiovascular 20 32 23 41 53 75 49 55 71 87
Gunshot/Stab 152 169 174 183 209 263 265 269 283 296
Blunt Injury 289 280 318 324 349 406 404 398 357 381
SIDS 1 - 1 - - 1 - - - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 307 349 350 340 363 437 489 518 519 609
Natural Causes 3 6 7 13 9 13 9 10 16 28
Other 27 19 18 23 27 30 31 31 36 48
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Drowning 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 0.1%
Seizure 1.0% 0.9% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0%
Drug Intoxication 1.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.8% 2.5% 1.8% 2.0% 4.0% 3.3% 3.5%
Asphyxiation 1.1% 1.6% 1.1% 0.8% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4% 1.7% 2.8% 3.0%
Cardiovascular 2.4% 3.6% 2.5% 4.3% 5.0% 5.8% 3.7% 4.0% 5.1% 5.5%
Gunshot/Stab 18.4% 19.1% 18.9% 19.0% 19.6% 20.5% 20.0% 19.5% 20.4% 18.9%
Blunt Injury 35.0% 31.6% 34.6% 33.7% 32.8% 31.6% 30.5% 28.8% 25.7% 24.3%
SIDS 0.1% - 0.1% - - 0.1% - - - -
Intracranial Hemorrhage/Stroke 37.2% 39.3% 38.0% 35.4% 34.1% 34.0% 36.9% 37.5% 37.4% 38.8%
Natural Causes 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 1.4% 0.8% 1.0% 0.7% 0.7% 1.2% 1.8%
Other 3.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.6% 3.1%


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.