Table 11.3

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

Heart Waiting List

Patient Status 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
1 Patients 2,251 2,424 464 - - - - - - -
Deaths 369 413 80 - - - - - - -
Rate 1,050.4 982.7 3,819.6 - - - - - - -
1A Patients - - 899 1,263 1,285 1,261 1,145 1,109 1,052 1,124
Deaths - - 195 230 226 205 165 148 148 120
Rate - - 1,344.6 2,086.8 2,120.0 1,982.3 1,745.9 1,611.8 1,591.2 1,457.2
1B Patients - - 1,044 1,183 1,174 1,027 1,043 974 1,063 1,114
Deaths - - 108 122 120 85 115 86 92 80
Rate - - 351.3 321.1 313.0 256.2 347.6 255.1 281.8 262.8
2 Patients 3,329 3,329 3,085 2,874 2,710 2,483 2,224 1,979 1,755 1,587
Deaths 299 269 205 149 149 147 102 108 81 52
Rate 144.9 130.3 100.3 77.3 79.2 84.7 69.7 87.1 78.3 56.4
Other Patients 1,674 1,846 1,957 1,873 1,976 2,145 2,117 2,150 2,023 2,031
Deaths 170 182 216 185 221 194 205 184 144 178
Rate 132.6 126.6 141.7 127.1 142.3 120.0 125.1 112.6 92.2 116.4


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.