Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	38,029	41,739	45,360	49,280	53,403	57,131	60,613	64,280	68,333	72,132
	Deaths	1,521	1,656	1,967	2,209	2,575	3,409	3,190	3,412	3,765	3,915
	Rate	62.1	60.5	64.2	65.3	69.8	85.6	74.5	73.9	76.7	75.1
O	Patients	19,177	20,885	22,821	24,956	27,161	28,999	30,953	32,798	34,984	37,003
	Deaths	772	859	997	1,137	1,372	1,737	1,668	1,753	1,980	1,965
	Rate	60.8	60.9	62.7	64.6	71.1	83.4	74.3	72.4	76.8	71.5
A	Patients	11,752	12,915	13,961	14,932	16,022	17,215	18,134	19,182	20,246	21,259
	Deaths	462	471	612	651	707	977	949	991	1,061	1,191
	Rate	65.9	59.7	70.1	68.0	68.3	86.7	78.9	76.5	77.4	82.6
B	Patients	5,941	6,682	7,247	7,950	8,627	9,165	9,713	10,337	10,990	11,658
	Deaths	242	281	309	362	426	583	494	578	620	646
	Rate	58.0	59.9	58.4	62.1	67.6	86.9	68.5	74.1	75.2	73.1
AB	Patients	1,159	1,257	1,331	1,442	1,593	1,752	1,813	1,963	2,113	2,212
	Deaths	45	45	49	59	70	112	79	90	104	113
	Rate	73.3	67.7	68.2	72.0	74.5	108.2	72.2	72.8	78.2	79.1

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.