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Table 5.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Kidney Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Ethnicity/Race Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 40,044 42,309 44,383 45,614 45,494 46,431 47,443 49,114 51,084 52,516
White 16,699 17,166 17,577 17,766 17,535 17,821 18,233 18,617 19,437 19,802
African American 14,592 15,381 16,039 16,382 15,947 16,017 16,134 16,755 17,251 17,734
Other/Multi-race 479 512 586 601 660 692 664 701 713 673
Asian 2,679 2,967 3,326 3,479 3,627 3,830 3,848 4,164 4,311 4,432
Hispanic/Latino 5,595 6,283 6,855 7,386 7,725 8,071 8,564 8,877 9,372 9,875
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 41.7% 40.6% 39.6% 38.9% 38.5% 38.4% 38.4% 37.9% 38.0% 37.7%
African American 36.4% 36.4% 36.1% 35.9% 35.1% 34.5% 34.0% 34.1% 33.8% 33.8%
Other/Multi-race 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Asian 6.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.6% 8.0% 8.2% 8.1% 8.5% 8.4% 8.4%
Hispanic/Latino 14.0% 14.9% 15.4% 16.2% 17.0% 17.4% 18.1% 18.1% 18.3% 18.8%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.