Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Gender		Year
Gender		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
Female	Patients	1,672	1,790	1,802	1,752	1,739	1,722	1,629	1,590	1,523	1,490
	Deaths	177	205	170	171	185	157	144	132	127	111
	Rate	228.0	237.6	189.2	193.1	209.7	184.0	174.7	167.2	173.8	160.5
Male	Patients	5,582	5,809	5,647	5,441	5,406	5,194	4,900	4,622	4,370	4,366
	Deaths	661	659	634	515	531	474	443	394	338	319
	Rate	226.4	215.4	201.8	172.3	174.6	161.6	163.9	156.8	148.0	148.6

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.