Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	6,365	6,944	7,137	7,260	7,608	7,466	7,220	7,178	6,955	6,587
	Deaths	780	828	797	843	853	806	691	718	629	582
	Rate	273.9	261.0	225.3	227.2	216.4	197.9	176.7	180.9	163.5	161.7
Female	Patients	1,350	1,500	1,543	1,672	1,791	1,804	1,761	1,747	1,733	1,646
	Deaths	158	160	165	178	200	171	175	185	155	142
	Rate	301.7	261.2	229.6	228.9	231.0	189.1	195.6	207.2	178.5	168.3
Male	Patients	5,015	5,444	5,594	5,588	5,817	5,662	5,459	5,431	5,222	4,941
	Deaths	622	668	632	665	653	635	516	533	474	440
	Rate	267.7	261.0	224.2	226.7	212.2	200.5	171.0	173.3	159.1	159.7

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.