Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 7,254 7,599 7,449 7,193 7,145 6,916 6,529 6,212 5,893 5,856
Deaths 838 864 804 686 716 631 587 526 465 430
Rate 226.7 220.3 199.0 177.1 182.5 166.6 166.4 159.3 154.2 151.5
O Patients 3,504 3,674 3,650 3,571 3,592 3,468 3,328 3,194 3,045 2,993
Deaths 446 454 391 362 400 324 329 285 285 233
Rate 227.3 219.8 181.6 169.1 182.2 152.8 165.5 152.0 161.9 141.1
A Patients 2,686 2,825 2,753 2,611 2,531 2,503 2,278 2,136 2,008 2,005
Deaths 269 289 309 246 214 207 177 169 128 136
Rate 212.8 212.4 222.8 194.0 168.5 168.3 156.2 164.0 140.7 161.1
B Patients 837 863 810 787 783 763 745 700 669 674
Deaths 103 104 87 62 79 79 64 53 44 45
Rate 265.5 255.4 210.6 160.1 210.0 211.1 185.8 156.4 149.6 155.7
AB Patients 227 237 236 224 239 182 178 181 171 184
Deaths 20 17 17 16 23 21 17 19 8 16
Rate 242.0 191.3 193.7 204.7 280.6 336.3 276.4 322.8 155.3 298.1
Unknown Patients - - - - - - - 1 - -
Deaths - - - - - - - - - -
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.