Table 6.3

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

Pancreas Transplant Alone (PTA) Waiting List

Race		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	246	273	321	375	425	474	492	602	652	710
	Deaths	7	3	5	8	13	14	6	19	14	19
	Rate	47.2	17.4	27.1	37.1	55.2	55.3	22.0	54.7	36.0	45.8
White	Patients	225	251	295	345	398	442	458	560	611	668
	Deaths	6	2	3	8	11	13	3	17	13	16
	Rate	44.9	12.7	17.8	40.7	51.0	56.0	11.8	52.3	35.3	41.0
African American	Patients	19	20	25	27	25	28	29	37	30	30
	Deaths	1	1	2	-	2	1	2	2	1	2
	Rate	75.8	72.0	136.6	-	111.1	53.8	109.4	95.6	58.6	119.6
Asian	Patients	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	1	2
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Rate	-	-	-	*	*	*	*	-	*	*
Other/Multi-race	Patients	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	5	10	10
	Deaths	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	-

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.