Table 13.3

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

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Gender 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
Female Patients 219 205 205 191 170 167 146 151 132 117
Deaths 39 19 27 23 22 24 12 18 17 9
Rate 291.4 141.7 194.7 188.4 185.8 212.1 111.4 171.6 185.8 111.2
Male Patients 152 150 143 138 130 125 116 111 93 92
Deaths 24 24 28 23 20 18 8 11 11 11
Rate 273.3 251.2 314.5 272.2 223.7 201.9 102.3 145.0 168.6 185.8


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.