Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Race		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
White	Patients	94	121	128	164	174	173	199	267	290	293
	Deaths	9	19	16	38	37	34	17	37	44	37
	Rate	214.3	326.1	260.1	572.7	498.2	413.5	186.1	321.9	323.0	283.8
African American	Patients	19	26	24	25	35	42	52	62	55	53
	Deaths	4	2	5	4	9	12	9	9	8	9
	Rate	479.6	147.0	498.6	324.9	732.3	598.3	352.8	252.3	255.5	289.1
Asian	Patients	4	3	6	8	7	7	7	4	5	8
	Deaths	1	-	1	2	4	-	-	-	1	2
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other/Multi-race	Patients	4	3	4	2	3	3	7	5	9	13
	Deaths	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	2
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	444.3

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.