Table 4.

Embryo Wastage rate for all non-donor ART cycles in women age 38–40 in the USA (2004–2013)

Year	Mean number of embryos transferred	Number of Transfers performed	Total number of Embryos transferred	Number of Liveborn infants	Embryo Wastage rate (%)	Transfers leading to Liveborn infant (%)
2004	3.1	13,766	42,675	4472	89.5	25.3
2005	3.0	13,780	41,340	4489	89.1	25.4
2006	2.9	14,020	40,658	4709	88.4	26.7
2007	2.8	14,709	41,185	5072	87.7	27.2
2008	2.7	16,063	43,370	5819	86.6	28.2
2009	2.7	16,459	44,439	5,867	86.8	28.3
2010	2.6	16,283	42,336	5,765	86.4	28.1
2011	2.5	15,805	39,512	5,435	86.3	27.5
2012	2.4	14,332	34,397	5,030	85.4	28.5
2013	2.3	12,516	28,787	4,393	84.7	28.5
Total		147,733	398,699	51,051	87.2