Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1994 to 2003

Intestine Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	121	153	162	199	219	225	265	338	359	367
	Deaths	14	21	23	44	51	46	27	47	54	50
	Rate	255.6	277.2	299.3	521.7	560.7	428.7	220.1	300.4	308.7	294.9
O	Patients	45	60	66	90	100	107	133	155	155	181
	Deaths	5	11	13	25	26	16	14	25	21	19
	Rate	236.2	350.6	391.6	699.8	684.9	329.9	241.1	349.5	253.0	229.9
A	Patients	46	64	65	72	83	78	85	114	136	127
	Deaths	5	7	5	12	16	20	8	17	17	21
	Rate	226.9	232.6	158.2	390.4	459.7	527.3	194.2	356.5	289.5	360.1
B	Patients	23	24	22	23	28	32	36	59	51	45
	Deaths	4	3	3	5	7	7	4	5	14	8
	Rate	437.6	246.1	352.5	401.9	477.9	400.2	207.5	164.3	527.8	378.7
AB	Patients	7	5	9	14	8	8	11	10	17	14
	Deaths	-	-	2	2	2	3	1	-	2	2
	Rate	*	*	*	368.2	*	*	240.5	-	300.2	268.4

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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 for further details about death rate computation.

(-) = None in category.

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