Table 11.3

Reported Deaths and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2004

Heart Waiting List

Status at Listing Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 6,943 7,135 7,257 7,606 7,460 7,205 7,163 6,937 6,551 6,248
Deaths 823 800 836 855 805 686 713 628 585 525
Rate 259.4 226.3 225.4 217.1 198.1 175.9 180.3 164.3 164.2 156.2
1 Patients 1,746 1,762 1,900 2,154 682 242 181 153 127 100
Deaths 352 340 342 401 106 15 6 4 4 3
Rate 987.9 772.8 697.5 670.6 276.8 72.8 36.2 28.8 35.5 33.7
1A Patients - 1 - - 719 1,012 1,062 1,105 992 975
Deaths - - - - 184 227 237 216 177 143
Rate - * - - 1,502.1 1,124.0 1,035.0 867.4 720.1 547.7
1B Patients - - - 1 704 893 1,028 1,012 1,030 1,043
Deaths - - - - 85 99 117 112 116 112
Rate - - - * 542.3 380.2 357.0 341.6 373.7 332.5
2 Patients 5,016 5,239 5,234 5,338 5,239 4,963 4,787 4,546 4,275 4,004
Deaths 454 446 485 447 417 335 342 275 265 252
Rate 169.8 148.7 155.1 137.4 125.4 105.7 108.2 90.6 94.0 96.9
Other Patients 181 133 123 113 116 95 105 121 127 126
Deaths 17 14 9 7 13 10 11 21 23 15
Rate 119.7 146.9 98.2 81.0 174.1 162.3 154.3 300.3 302.9 203.3


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

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.