Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 1,895 2,145 2,314 2,450 2,568 2,598 2,672 2,686 2,459 2,287
Deaths 223 260 303 272 265 276 261 262 191 153
Rate 195.2 191.8 200.4 167.2 153.7 153.7 145.1 144.6 116.3 109.3
A Patients 1,562 1,727 1,819 1,906 2,001 2,032 2,088 2,167 2,067 1,862
Deaths 150 197 216 172 185 179 162 192 150 94
Rate 167.3 186.4 185.8 137.6 139.4 133.7 117.8 132.3 112.0 83.6
B Patients 416 490 543 578 599 565 585 579 550 488
Deaths 47 48 62 58 63 57 49 42 45 29
Rate 186.9 165.3 177.4 151.7 165.4 150.4 123.8 109.3 129.2 98.7
AB Patients 145 166 193 209 207 206 207 221 199 177
Deaths 17 14 18 17 19 17 17 15 11 8
Rate 216.8 141.5 148.3 120.3 139.8 123.1 112.6 98.7 87.3 75.6


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.