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Table 5.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1992 to 2001

Kidney Waiting List

Race		Year
Race		1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Total	Patients	31,325	34,898	38,146	41,811	45,397	49,319	53,464	57,218	60,816	64,606
	Deaths	1,077	1,320	1,390	1,536	1,852	2,052	2,426	3,215	2,929	2,918
	Rate	55.5	59.4	56.6	56.0	60.4	60.6	65.7	80.4	68.1	62.6
White	Patients	20,120	21,968	23,503	25,518	27,289	29,279	31,631	33,574	35,154	36,964
	Deaths	751	878	925	1,033	1,209	1,314	1,536	2,027	1,765	1,782
	Rate	63.0	65.5	63.6	64.6	68.7	68.5	73.8	90.8	74.3	69.6
African American	Patients	9,476	10,906	12,243	13,614	15,038	16,503	17,923	19,360	20,817	22,229
	Deaths	292	386	402	445	574	651	742	1,002	998	958
	Rate	45.8	51.8	47.5	46.5	52.7	53.6	55.8	68.9	63.4	56.2
Asian	Patients	1,229	1,428	1,685	1,873	2,170	2,516	2,774	3,046	3,345	3,628
	Deaths	19	33	40	40	43	55	97	130	108	116
	Rate	23.9	34.1	35.9	30.6	27.7	30.3	47.8	58.2	43.6	41.8
Other/Multi-race	Patients	494	589	702	794	879	990	1,105	1,192	1,412	1,621
	Deaths	15	23	23	18	26	32	51	56	58	62
	Rate	49.4	60.4	51.0	33.9	42.6	46.0	65.1	66.1	58.4	53.5
Unknown	Patients	6	7	13	12	21	31	31	46	88	164
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.

Patients alive on the waiting list at any time during the year are counted. Period at risk begins the later of January 1 or waiting list registration and ends on the earlier of December 31, date of death, or date of removal for other reasons. Please see Technical Notes chapter for further details
about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

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