Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 88 97 99 124 145 149 173 190 214 225
Deaths 26 25 17 14 24 21 19 30 28 25
Rate 836.9 734.3 404.0 277.2 383.6 273.9 253.0 369.3 335.6 258.7
A Patients 70 80 75 80 110 134 125 136 158 177
Deaths 11 15 20 8 15 16 19 17 20 18
Rate 378.8 459.0 557.4 216.9 343.1 282.8 343.8 284.0 323.9 242.3
B Patients 22 26 30 33 55 49 44 54 57 69
Deaths 5 6 7 4 5 13 8 8 7 9
Rate 487.3 494.9 488.9 254.7 195.7 519.5 422.6 323.0 263.8 319.1
AB Patients 12 8 8 10 10 17 14 13 24 20
Deaths 2 2 3 1 - 2 2 1 3 4
Rate 418.0 * * 264.5 - 306.2 268.7 137.9 403.9 337.6


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.