Table 10.3

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

Intestine Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 139 145 142 156 216 240 242 250 285 321
Deaths 34 31 33 13 29 32 29 36 32 34
Rate 651.3 544.6 520.2 195.5 331.2 283.8 278.6 335.3 285.6 250.0
African American Patients 25 35 41 52 59 53 51 69 85 81
Deaths 4 9 12 9 8 7 9 13 12 8
Rate 347.1 744.3 624.8 379.9 249.3 236.1 312.6 377.2 370.1 226.9
Hispanic/Latino Patients 20 24 22 31 39 48 50 59 68 69
Deaths 4 4 2 5 7 11 8 6 11 12
Rate 554.9 392.8 212.5 391.7 440.2 574.2 402.7 231.0 398.1 398.8
Asian Patients 6 5 6 8 5 5 8 13 10 13
Deaths 2 3 - - - 1 2 1 2 1
Rate * * * * * * * 230.9 348.3 144.9
Other/Multi-race Patients 2 2 1 - 1 3 5 2 5 7
Deaths - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 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.