Transplant Statistics: Annual Report

Gender		Year
		1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Total	Patients	1,330	1,749	2,318	2,899	3,580	4,204	4,775	5,419	5,769	5,690
	Deaths	66	77	90	119	106	141	153	178	175	119
	Rate	63.2	53.2	47.6	49.8	35.6	39.0	36.6	38.5	36.2	31.1
Female	Patients	523	714	935	1,187	1,458	1,728	1,983	2,229	2,350	2,326
	Deaths	23	30	37	52	44	62	78	79	69	42
	Rate	56.1	51.1	48.2	53.7	36.1	42.0	45.4	41.6	35.1	26.8
Male	Patients	807	1,035	1,383	1,712	2,122	2,476	2,792	3,190	3,419	3,364
	Deaths	43	47	53	67	62	79	75	99	106	77
	Rate	67.8	54.7	47.2	47.2	35.3	36.9	30.4	36.3	37.0	34.2

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2001.

The sample includes patients with a new or functioning transplant at any time during the year. The period at risk begins on the later of January 1 or the transplant date and ends on the earlier of December 31, the date of death, or the last date of follow-up. Please see Technical Notes chapter for further details about computation of death rates.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = Values suppressed due to small N (0 to 9).