Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 5,767 5,957 5,806 5,602 5,459 5,189 4,787 4,490 4,199 4,122
Deaths 656 658 620 529 543 446 397 368 335 287
Rate 222.8 212.8 193.7 173.9 177.6 154.0 149.7 150.3 153.7 139.5
African American Patients 956 1,056 1,067 980 1,011 1,032 1,033 1,006 994 1,025
Deaths 112 135 113 104 110 112 114 97 74 86
Rate 223.2 245.1 204.7 195.3 204.9 208.7 223.0 193.4 150.5 189.7
Hispanic/Latino Patients 408 444 440 463 509 505 526 518 492 512
Deaths 53 54 57 40 48 47 54 48 37 45
Rate 274.7 253.2 257.7 169.1 190.2 174.9 204.5 187.8 145.9 190.6
Asian Patients 89 99 99 114 136 145 142 150 159 150
Deaths 10 10 11 12 11 20 14 10 15 6
Rate 300.3 223.6 261.6 251.4 183.2 305.9 185.4 132.9 216.8 89.7
Other/Multi-race Patients 31 40 36 33 29 44 40 47 48 46
Deaths 7 7 3 1 4 6 8 3 4 6
Rate 312.5 337.7 131.3 68.2 266.7 306.1 350.2 145.0 194.7 256.6
Unknown Patients 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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.