Table 10.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2006

Intestine Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 192 211 212 247 320 349 356 393 453 491
Deaths 44 48 47 27 44 52 48 56 58 56
Rate 585.5 583.0 493.9 252.6 317.5 315.5 306.2 323.5 323.7 265.4
<1 Year Patients 18 26 15 32 32 35 34 33 55 39
Deaths 4 4 2 2 7 6 5 6 8 1
Rate 878.2 700.7 536.5 335.3 1,011.5 683.8 737.4 810.5 913.8 99.2
1-5 Years Patients 86 91 99 105 139 141 153 164 176 211
Deaths 31 26 25 17 29 29 23 25 35 34
Rate 907.5 740.0 552.1 352.5 443.5 395.6 334.6 321.1 477.0 357.4
6-10 Years Patients 24 19 22 26 28 35 31 40 40 41
Deaths 1 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 - 1
Rate 91.1 73.3 66.3 61.0 111.3 - 93.3 36.7 - 34.3
11-17 Years Patients 14 15 7 15 23 32 27 25 37 43
Deaths 2 3 1 1 - 4 2 1 4 4
Rate 294.4 708.8 * 103.7 - 219.9 110.3 63.2 181.5 152.7
18-34 Years Patients 21 20 28 24 28 41 40 38 56 54
Deaths 4 2 7 2 1 6 7 5 5 4
Rate 571.2 206.7 681.2 178.5 92.4 468.4 520.8 335.2 257.1 221.9
35-49 Years Patients 21 28 28 24 37 43 47 48 44 51
Deaths 1 9 7 2 2 3 5 11 4 5
Rate 131.4 893.8 654.5 270.0 152.7 140.4 288.2 806.9 321.1 432.2
50-64 Years Patients 8 12 13 19 31 21 21 40 43 48
Deaths 1 3 4 2 3 4 4 6 2 7
Rate * 773.9 672.5 261.0 309.1 538.8 408.7 422.4 135.8 372.7
65+ Years Patients - - - 2 2 1 3 5 2 4
Deaths - - - - - - - 1 - -
Rate - - - * * * * * * *


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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.