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Table 9.3
Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1992 to 2001
Liver Waiting List

Gender Year
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total Patients 5,789 7,047 8,394 10,475 12,734 14,947 17,807 21,063 23,561 25,746
Deaths 519 590 678 829 998 1,187 1,421 1,821 1,763 1,978
Rate 270.2 228.4 198.2 177.4 156.4 143.8 137.0 141.9 117.2 114.7
Female Patients 2,719 3,270 3,774 4,728 5,584 6,440 7,498 8,827 9,830 10,686
Deaths 253 257 311 356 420 486 601 742 701 830
Rate 268.8 203.3 194.6 163.2 145.4 134.0 134.2 135.1 109.2 113.1
Male Patients 3,070 3,777 4,620 5,747 7,150 8,507 10,309 12,236 13,731 15,060
Deaths 266 333 367 473 578 701 820 1,079 1,062 1,148
Rate 271.6 252.4 201.4 189.8 165.4 151.6 139.2 147.1 123.2 115.9

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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