Table 12.3

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

Lung Waiting List

Ethnicity/Race 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
White Patients 3,484 3,903 4,156 4,365 4,522 4,501 4,612 4,711 4,371 3,974
Deaths 360 419 488 427 425 418 374 419 297 222
Rate 175.8 172.8 181.4 148.6 142.0 137.7 121.5 133.4 103.8 92.1
African American Patients 318 376 442 484 540 542 555 550 507 460
Deaths 44 59 59 54 61 71 74 48 47 30
Rate 233.6 263.2 208.1 165.4 165.5 189.1 196.2 123.5 135.7 107.5
Hispanic/Latino Patients 162 181 197 216 229 251 275 291 272 273
Deaths 26 30 38 28 33 28 29 36 41 26
Rate 257.8 265.3 295.0 189.8 214.2 162.4 157.7 187.2 237.5 159.8
Asian Patients 38 48 58 67 71 85 88 77 95 78
Deaths 6 6 11 10 10 9 10 5 8 3
Rate 269.2 217.8 301.2 214.8 222.0 158.9 146.4 81.7 135.1 55.5
Other/Multi-race Patients 16 20 16 11 13 19 20 24 30 29
Deaths 1 5 3 - 3 2 2 3 4 3
Rate 97.9 432.7 454.3 - 337.4 206.1 163.0 184.9 247.3 173.3
Unknown Patients - - - - - 3 2 - - -
Deaths - - - - - 1 - - - -
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.