Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Blood Type 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
O Patients 181 177 178 173 155 145 133 138 121 104
Deaths 24 25 26 22 23 21 9 15 18 11
Rate 214.5 207.8 214.2 196.5 203.9 199.3 93.0 151.9 212.4 150.9
A Patients 140 126 122 113 106 104 90 85 79 79
Deaths 31 10 20 19 10 12 8 10 7 7
Rate 386.6 124.4 256.4 285.5 133.8 165.9 129.1 173.4 132.9 135.9
B Patients 37 39 32 28 25 31 28 31 20 17
Deaths 6 7 7 4 4 7 1 4 3 -
Rate 297.3 322.5 371.1 228.5 302.0 383.9 46.8 206.4 185.0 -
AB Patients 13 13 16 15 14 12 11 8 5 9
Deaths 2 1 2 1 5 2 2 - - 2
Rate 213.0 138.1 211.6 94.4 707.0 314.1 346.6 * * *


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.