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Table 2.9

Living Donor Characteristics, 2000 to 2009

Kidney Donors

Donor Age Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 5,500 6,045 6,240 6,473 6,647 6,571 6,435 6,043 5,968 6,388
Unknown 3 - - - - - 1 - - 1
12-17 Years 1 1 1 1 - - 1 - - 2
18-34 Years 1,826 2,035 2,059 2,110 2,193 2,078 2,034 1,872 1,849 1,937
35-49 Years 2,626 2,837 2,931 3,084 3,078 3,103 2,938 2,676 2,593 2,747
50-64 Years 993 1,106 1,190 1,214 1,320 1,332 1,390 1,415 1,437 1,594
65+ Years 51 66 59 64 56 58 71 80 89 107
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Unknown 0.1% - - - - - 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0%
12-17 Years 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0%
18-34 Years 33.2% 33.7% 33.0% 32.6% 33.0% 31.6% 31.6% 31.0% 31.0% 30.3%
35-49 Years 47.7% 46.9% 47.0% 47.6% 46.3% 47.2% 45.7% 44.3% 43.4% 43.0%
50-64 Years 18.1% 18.3% 19.1% 18.8% 19.9% 20.3% 21.6% 23.4% 24.1% 25.0%
65+ Years 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 1.1% 1.3% 1.5% 1.7%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Living donor ages reported as 11 years or less are included in 'Unknown', accounting for about 0.01 percent of the data.

Expected deaths are based on death rates found among people in the general U.S. population with the same age and sex as the

living donors.