Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Age This Year Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 371 355 348 329 300 292 262 262 225 209
Deaths 63 43 55 46 42 42 20 29 28 20
Rate 284.2 187.3 241.5 222.6 202.1 207.6 107.6 160.5 178.6 142.7
<1 Year Patients 4 6 1 1 3 1 - 2 2 1
Deaths 3 1 - - 1 1 - 1 1 -
Rate * * * * * * - * * *
1-5 Years Patients 21 19 16 18 18 12 8 7 4 6
Deaths 7 5 3 6 3 3 - - - 1
Rate 970.6 518.9 429.1 765.9 231.9 335.1 * * * *
6-10 Years Patients 11 8 11 3 8 10 12 8 8 8
Deaths 1 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 - -
Rate 134.1 * 178.0 * * 125.5 - * * *
11-17 Years Patients 23 46 37 35 34 23 20 19 20 19
Deaths 3 7 9 3 10 5 3 1 3 2
Rate 173.2 270.7 381.2 143.1 520.7 415.2 221.4 66.8 215.8 157.3
18-34 Years Patients 111 92 97 93 73 81 80 76 63 55
Deaths 12 6 14 11 9 14 7 8 7 9
Rate 179.7 91.8 213.3 183.0 157.4 242.4 125.7 147.0 168.5 238.3
35-49 Years Patients 138 124 126 129 120 109 90 92 79 79
Deaths 24 14 25 16 13 14 5 13 7 4
Rate 281.4 171.2 292.8 192.5 157.6 183.0 75.4 205.2 118.0 73.8
50-64 Years Patients 63 60 60 50 43 55 51 57 49 40
Deaths 13 9 3 10 5 4 5 5 10 4
Rate 351.0 221.6 74.5 304.9 158.0 105.2 138.9 133.0 306.8 147.8
65+ Years Patients - - - - 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.