Table 11.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2004

Heart Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 6,943 7,135 7,257 7,606 7,460 7,205 7,163 6,937 6,551 6,248
Deaths 823 800 836 855 805 686 713 628 585 525
Rate 259.4 226.3 225.4 217.1 198.1 175.9 180.3 164.3 164.2 156.2
<1 Year Patients 151 124 148 139 99 104 113 120 92 124
Deaths 33 33 39 39 16 28 23 33 21 20
Rate 1,629.7 2,052.3 1,671.7 2,088.1 1,013.2 2,398.5 1,372.4 1,834.3 1,673.6 1,196.0
1-5 Years Patients 189 186 192 208 225 236 253 258 240 231
Deaths 29 35 29 30 34 32 39 28 31 26
Rate 457.0 519.4 417.0 384.0 334.9 325.1 391.2 242.5 281.5 280.5
6-10 Years Patients 74 79 94 89 102 98 74 102 121 116
Deaths 8 12 15 11 8 4 8 14 11 10
Rate 393.6 470.9 413.1 314.3 178.1 88.3 219.5 327.4 201.5 167.1
11-17 Years Patients 165 192 170 198 200 201 205 198 204 197
Deaths 22 25 23 18 28 20 23 21 21 14
Rate 418.8 375.6 369.3 236.6 344.4 264.8 296.8 295.6 333.7 212.3
18-34 Years Patients 547 556 549 540 555 519 574 589 607 634
Deaths 71 69 51 64 55 51 56 60 48 48
Rate 310.0 264.4 188.1 236.6 199.9 196.9 195.0 198.2 154.9 143.7
35-49 Years Patients 1,686 1,705 1,683 1,680 1,556 1,473 1,474 1,401 1,328 1,220
Deaths 174 173 183 161 165 120 125 109 95 95
Rate 207.1 189.3 200.9 171.1 183.8 141.8 149.3 137.4 128.5 142.9
50-64 Years Patients 3,715 3,769 3,800 4,045 3,917 3,755 3,642 3,445 3,140 2,945
Deaths 437 405 415 438 399 352 349 300 267 229
Rate 246.4 208.6 205.2 203.3 180.0 167.2 165.4 151.4 151.2 138.1
65+ Years Patients 416 524 621 707 806 819 828 824 819 781
Deaths 49 48 81 94 100 79 90 63 91 83
Rate 282.7 197.1 258.6 258.1 232.2 172.1 184.1 126.5 179.3 177.2


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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.