Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 4,018 4,528 4,869 5,143 5,375 5,401 5,552 5,653 5,275 4,814
Deaths 437 519 599 519 532 529 489 511 397 284
Rate 184.5 185.2 190.4 152.6 149.1 144.9 131.4 134.5 114.9 97.1
<1 Year Patients 14 10 8 5 4 5 5 1 3 1
Deaths 6 2 3 - 2 2 1 - - -
Rate 2,719.0 1,002.1 * * * * * * * *
1-5 Years Patients 39 38 32 24 28 31 25 31 27 22
Deaths 12 14 7 4 6 4 1 3 2 2
Rate 1,101.1 1,038.0 516.6 318.7 384.7 238.2 61.5 172.0 138.8 184.1
6-10 Years Patients 45 48 61 60 62 52 40 47 45 48
Deaths 4 5 9 4 4 8 1 3 4 2
Rate 162.4 184.0 247.9 99.1 89.8 212.9 38.8 104.5 133.0 57.1
11-17 Years Patients 161 192 184 186 187 191 180 188 172 155
Deaths 25 22 27 21 16 23 20 14 14 12
Rate 271.5 191.5 226.6 179.7 125.7 162.6 158.1 108.0 114.6 116.9
18-34 Years Patients 772 815 850 851 867 833 822 838 742 671
Deaths 82 99 131 105 105 85 78 83 77 36
Rate 171.6 180.3 229.8 180.9 177.2 148.3 133.3 145.1 152.9 84.1
35-49 Years Patients 1,153 1,270 1,321 1,454 1,455 1,451 1,430 1,407 1,304 1,099
Deaths 103 134 145 131 126 134 120 113 84 56
Rate 143.1 165.6 160.7 131.4 122.1 129.3 117.1 109.9 88.5 73.5
50-64 Years Patients 1,705 2,011 2,234 2,387 2,563 2,583 2,734 2,806 2,583 2,372
Deaths 186 224 252 221 242 239 234 253 184 144
Rate 191.5 186.8 180.5 144.0 147.9 142.3 132.8 138.3 113.6 105.4
65+ Years Patients 129 144 179 176 209 255 316 335 399 446
Deaths 19 19 25 33 31 34 34 42 32 32
Rate 270.4 217.8 233.9 282.0 256.5 206.2 189.4 217.1 147.1 145.7


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.