Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	94	95	99	109	153	155	155	193	216	228
	Deaths	22	19	28	10	19	25	21	22	19	25
	Rate	591.7	453.0	600.2	204.1	285.5	330.9	313.0	265.3	215.3	266.9
Male	Patients	98	116	113	138	167	194	201	200	237	263
	Deaths	22	29	19	17	25	27	27	34	39	31
	Rate	579.4	718.0	391.7	293.7	347.0	302.5	301.2	376.9	429.0	264.3

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.