Table 5.3

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

Kidney Waiting List

Blood Type Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Patients 49,208 53,325 57,070 60,555 64,183 68,199 71,826 76,856 82,422 88,877
Deaths 2,184 2,529 3,319 3,125 3,373 3,731 3,857 4,038 4,137 4,456
Rate 65.2 69.1 84.0 73.6 73.6 76.7 74.9 73.3 70.3 70.0
O Patients 24,916 27,118 28,952 30,918 32,746 34,914 36,845 39,414 42,182 45,471
Deaths 1,120 1,355 1,688 1,635 1,736 1,968 1,950 2,096 2,192 2,263
Rate 64.2 70.8 81.7 73.4 72.3 77.0 71.9 72.4 70.8 67.6
A Patients 14,914 15,994 17,203 18,114 19,152 20,210 21,176 22,708 24,446 26,488
Deaths 642 693 952 928 978 1,049 1,163 1,147 1,131 1,350
Rate 67.9 67.5 85.3 77.8 76.1 77.2 81.6 74.7 69.0 75.4
B Patients 7,934 8,618 9,160 9,710 10,323 10,966 11,602 12,378 13,197 14,058
Deaths 361 414 569 488 574 612 630 657 709 698
Rate 62.4 66.1 85.4 68.0 74.1 74.9 72.3 70.9 71.8 66.7
AB Patients 1,443 1,595 1,755 1,813 1,962 2,109 2,203 2,356 2,597 2,860
Deaths 61 67 110 74 85 102 114 138 105 145
Rate 74.8 71.9 107.1 68.2 69.4 77.4 80.9 92.1 64.1 82.0
Unknown Patients 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.