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Table 9.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Liver Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Ethnicity/Race 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
White 10,397 10,900 9,545 9,145 9,142 9,148 9,047 8,728 8,670 8,754
African American 1,028 1,145 905 891 885 870 797 831 836 899
Other/Multi-race 74 77 91 82 90 97 87 98 98 116
Asian 623 672 581 605 574 594 582 554 580 557
Hispanic/Latino 1,792 2,093 1,934 1,922 1,987 2,036 1,982 2,011 2,054 2,116
Unknown 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
White 74.7% 73.2% 73.1% 72.3% 72.1% 71.8% 72.4% 71.4% 70.8% 70.4%
African American 7.4% 7.7% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% 6.8% 6.4% 6.8% 6.8% 7.2%
Other/Multi-race 0.5% 0.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
Asian 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.8% 4.5% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5% 4.7% 4.5%
Hispanic/Latino 12.9% 14.1% 14.8% 15.2% 15.7% 16.0% 15.9% 16.5% 16.8% 17.0%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% - - - - - - - -


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.