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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Current Age Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 13,915 14,888 13,056 12,645 12,678 12,745 12,495 12,222 12,238 12,442
<1 Year 85 80 57 63 60 70 58 61 43 52
1-5 Years 232 262 200 179 149 170 139 138 117 95
6-11 Years 151 142 129 103 99 100 63 57 57 50
12-17 Years 206 219 154 140 112 118 100 101 88 97
18-34 Years 769 769 620 547 557 566 500 483 511 526
35-49 Years 4,634 4,712 3,856 3,421 3,114 2,835 2,604 2,321 2,248 2,135
50-64 Years 6,576 7,320 6,823 7,009 7,352 7,525 7,614 7,627 7,655 7,863
65+ Years 1,262 1,384 1,217 1,183 1,235 1,361 1,417 1,434 1,519 1,624
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
<1 Year 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
1-5 Years 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8%
6-11 Years 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4%
12-17 Years 1.5% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
18-34 Years 5.5% 5.2% 4.7% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4% 4.0% 4.0% 4.2% 4.2%
35-49 Years 33.3% 31.6% 29.5% 27.1% 24.6% 22.2% 20.8% 19.0% 18.4% 17.2%
50-64 Years 47.3% 49.2% 52.3% 55.4% 58.0% 59.0% 60.9% 62.4% 62.6% 63.2%
65+ Years 9.1% 9.3% 9.3% 9.4% 9.7% 10.7% 11.3% 11.7% 12.4% 13.1%


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.