Table 8.3

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

Kidney-Pancreas Waiting List

Gender		Year
		1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total	Patients	1,964	2,297	2,437	2,638	2,890	3,336	3,853	3,969	3,953	3,910
	Deaths	74	93	97	129	107	179	199	232	223	208
	Rate	80.5	85.1	76.4	90.3	66.7	96.9	88.4	96.1	92.1	87.9
Female	Patients	854	984	1,073	1,164	1,212	1,401	1,669	1,692	1,712	1,727
	Deaths	32	47	45	65	63	75	88	94	93	98
	Rate	78.7	98.9	80.1	103.3	93.6	96.2	90.2	88.8	86.0	90.1
Male	Patients	1,110	1,313	1,364	1,474	1,678	1,935	2,184	2,277	2,241	2,183
	Deaths	42	46	52	64	44	104	111	138	130	110
	Rate	81.9	74.5	73.5	80.1	47.3	97.5	87.1	101.8	97.0	86.1

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.